David Ruiz would say he was born into his current line of work. He’s an independent tequila consultant, sharing knowledge of Mexico’s most famous spirit with a diverse clientele, from private label brand developers and venture capitalists to bartenders and sommelier-professors. You can find him escorting foreigners around Jalisco, starring in online videos (how to choose a proper tequila drinking glass) and organizing the World International Tequila Conference.

Guadalajara’s upmarket Providencia neighborhood is home to an ambitious new school recently accredited by the one of the finest education systems in the world.
Founded last August, the Canadian School has just been accredited in Alberta, a province twinned with the state of Jalisco since 1999. It is the first Alberta-endorsed school in Latin America and one of only six worldwide, reveals the principal, Dr. Peggy Tally.

In the words of some opinion makers, presidential frontrunner Enrique Peña Nieto is little more than a vapid frontman for a reinvigorated but still largely untrustworthy political machine unable to shed its decades-old modus operandi based on favor and graft.

Hundreds  of  potential visitors could shun Mexico after the country’s aviation authority suddenly decided to apply a previously unenforced regulation banning pets from accompanying their owners  in the cabins of international flights.

Fang A. Wong, the National Commander of the American Legion, was an honored guest at a Legion department conference held this week at American Legion Post Seven in Chapala.

Crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside, the “birote” (also known as “bolillo”) is a delicious French-style baguette native to Guadalajara.