Authorities say at least seven people died Friday as a wave of drug cartel instigated violence engulfed Guadalajara and other parts of Jalisco. Suspected cartel members terrified motorists and pedestrians by torching more than two dozen buses and trucks at busy intersections in metro area Guadalajara, as well as other cities.

The United States Consulate General in Guadalajara has advised its citizens to stay indoors following the outbreak of violence in the metro area Friday that saw buses torched at more than two dozen street intersections.

Revolucion or Rojo, whatever you prefer to call the iconic Guadalajara park at Juarez and Federalismo, is in the process of getting a new image, although many observers wonder if the effort  – and money – has been worth it.

As it awaits its launch in Zapopan later this month, the MiBici bike share program still has a long way to go to become accepted in the hearts and minds of Tapatios.

Victims and those affected by the April 22, 1992 sewer line explosions that killed more than 200 people in working class areas of Guadalajara gathered this week to mark the tragedy’s 23rd anniversary. 

Truck drivers who have been hauling away rubble from the new Guadalajara Tren Ligero (subway) construction site parked their rigs in the city center to demand payment from the state government dating back from the start of the work seven months ago.  According to the owners of some 150 trucks, drivers have made some 10,000 trips to the Picachos dump for which they have not received a single peso.