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May’s topsy-turvy holidays

In a quirky historical twist, two celebratory days in the first week of May (Dia del Trabajo and Cinco de Mayo) had their origins in the United States and Mexico respectively, but are today more widely observed in the other country.


Chapala sailing school aims to breed champions

The Chapala Yacht Club has been buzzing with activity over the Easter holidays as a select bunch of youngsters takes advantage of their vacation time to pick up the pace of training for Mexico’s 2012 season of major sailing competitions.

Reflections on the Ajijic Passion Play: A conversation with Jesus

Stunning scenery, handsome period costumes and dramatic action provided plenty of visual splendor to captivate the throngs attending the various episodes of the 2012 Ajijic Passion Play.  In each sequence, the eyes of the spectators were constantly drawn to Felipe de Jesus Angulo Marquez playing the lead role of Jesus of Nazareth.

British expatriate unites Chapala kids through soccer

Most retirees would probably balk at the idea of driving a car full of Mexican kids from Ajijic to Guadalajara and back again every weekend, simply to spend an hour barking instructions at them from the touchline of a soccer field.

US doctor highlights financial greed during university talk

Promising to teach her listeners more about the money system “than 90 percent of the people on the planet” know, U.S. medical doctor and author Nancy Banks recently intrigued a small crowd of students and professors at Guadalajara’s Tec de Monterrey by explaining how greed dominates the functioning of international business and banking.