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US citizen spends 21 days living in Guadalajara airport

Fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden was not the only one to spend time living in an airport lounge this summer. In a story reminiscent of Steven Spielberg’s movie “The Terminal,” U.S. citizen Brenda Janet Castro spent the last three weeks living in Guadalajara’s International Airport.


US ambassador attends female enterprise forum

“Incorporating businesswomen into global value chains” was the theme of the second annual WEConnect International Forum in Mexico, which took place at Guadalajara’s Hotel Crowne Plaza on Tuesday.

Downtown’s main plaza to be Mariachi Festival hub

The huge Plaza Liberacion in downtown Guadalajara, wedged between the majestic Metropolitan Cathedral and the Degollado Theater, will be the central focus of this year’s International Mariachi Festival.

 

Street vendors reunited with their crafts

Guadalajara authorities have returned crafts that were confiscated from street vendors in a police operation in the Plaza Tapatia on August 6.

Prostitutes drive away customers

Downtown Guadalajara business leaders have asked Mayor Ramiro Hernandez to get tough on prostitutes who they say are affecting their livelihoods.

Federal government implicated in release of Guadalajara capo

The federal Attorney General’s Office (PGR) was complicit in the release of Guadalajara Cartel founder Rafael Caro Quintero two weeks ago, according to Mexican weekly Proceso.