Culturally vibrant, very centrally located, yet not in the centro historico of Guadalajara — that describes the few blocks centered around the soaring, neo-gothic church referred to as “El Expiatorio,” the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) Museo de las Artes and adjacent Paraninfo (which houses a famed Orozco mural in its interior), and the small Mercado Juarez a few blocks away.

Food

As a rule of thumb, condiments, baking goods and spices are allowed through customs gates with little hassle, but the rules get a bit hairier when it comes to fruits, vegetables, dairy or meat products.

When the Mexican Army raided a ranch in Tlajomulco earlier this month they made an unprecedented discovery. A makeshift laboratory, the ranch was filled with vat after vat brimming with white and yellow crystalline powder.

Just as “Presunto Culpable” tackled Mexico’s flawed judicial system, a new documentary is confronting the serious deficiencies of education in this country.

On February 25, Catholics will celebrate the anniversary of the martyring of Saint Toribio Romo Gonzalez, a time of special significance for many Mexicans with ties to the United States.

The hostel market is booming in Guadalajara, and around Mexico in general as the country warms up to a concept that was born 100 years ago in Germany. Hostels differ from their older, more famous cousins, hotels, in a number of ways. Whereas guests in a hotel might interact with the reception desk and with room service by telephone, the whole design of the hostel encourages guests to interact with each other and promotes cultural exchange and activities in the city.