Although September 19, 1985 will go down as one of the darkest days in modern Mexican history, the emergence of a more organized and effective civil society was a positive legacy of the devastating earthquake that rocked Mexico City on that day, ending the lives of thousands of residents.

With top-notch equestrian teams out for glory and three extraordinary mariachi bands on hand to set a festive beat, spectators attending the final rounds of this year’s Mariachi Festival Charro Championship enjoyed a whole-enchilada Mexican spectacle, with thrills and chills keeping them fixated right down to the last second.  

Most small towns have a well-known dog. Some are Frisbee experts, others are incredible service dogs, and there is always one that happily runs the length of the football field  during every Friday night game. 

Guadalajara is a coy city, and she most certainly has a fine feminine heart.  She doesn’t flaunt her charms loudly or immediately to her visitors.  She reveals herself slowly, and getting to know her requires diligent curiosity and an abundance of time. 

Although it is an organization with only seven years of existence, one and a half of them in its current location, the nonprofit group Vias Verdes (Green Ways) has already logged an impressive quota of achievements.

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First Fiestas de Octubre

American Legion Post Three named Barbara Bertram as their candidate for the U.S. float to participate in the first Fiestas de Octubre parade. A number of U.S. expat organizations in Jalisco are expected to send representatives to a community council meeting at the Consulate to present their princesses for the float, said Fred Mardus, chairman of the float committee. The Jalisco Department of Tourism is currently preparing a heady program of some 50 classes of events and the city is carefully tending its one million rose bushes so that they will be in full flower during the festival. Special events include a fiesta taurina with the best matadors in the world, international soccer games, a national charreada, water skiing events on Lake Cajititlan and motor boat races on Lake Chapala.