US highlights Guadalajara market as den of piracy
The famed markets of San Juan de Dios in Guadalajara and Tepito in Mexico City have been singled out by the U.S. government as hotbeds for the sale of counterfeit goods that could cause economic harm to the United States.
Aficionados arriving for the big corrida (bullfight) at Guadalajara’s Plaza Nuevo Progreso on Sunday were subjected to a barrage of chanting from animal welfare protestors demanding an end to a tradition they regard as barbaric and akin to torture.
Protestors laid down in the street and covered themselves in white sheets marked with the letters SOS to highlight the alarming increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths in Guadalajara in 2014.
The number of flu-related deaths in Jalisco had risen to 71 by February 11, state health authorities reported Wednesday.
The Canadian company given the task of setting up Guadalajara’s public bicycle hire program filed for bankruptcy in Montreal last month, citing huge debts.
A prototype electronic screen displaying information on approaching city buses has been installed at a Guadalajara bus stop.
Residents of Zapopan’s affluent Patria Universidad neighborhood awoke early Thursday morning to the sound of military helicopters buzzing overhead and the sight of troops rumbling by in jeeps and armored vehicles.