In its heyday, Tulum was Mexico’s most Instagrammable destination — a place where rustic-chic hotels sold out months in advance.  Today, the Mexican resort is reeling from a sharp tourism downturn, with airport passenger traffic down 33.7 percent from January to August, according to the most recent reports from the region.

Mexican trucking organizations launched a nationwide strike on Monday, October 26, blocking highways in 19 states to protest rampant cargo theft, extortion and a proposed cut to a key tax incentive for toll road costs. 

Four white rhinoceroses — Salma, Moana, Lewa and Wami, aged from 4 to 15 — arrived at the Guadalajara Zoo on October 21, after a nearly 10,000-kilometer journey from Europe, as part of an international conservation program.

Seventeen Jalisco state police officers are under investigation for allegedly acting “outside of protocols” during the violent October 11 water quality protest outside Casa Jalisco, Governor Pablo Lemus announced on October 15.

More than 350 free Day of the Dead-related activities across 11 municipalities are tied together in the Festival de las Almas Jalisco 2026 program, promoted by the state Tourism Department (Secturjal) and running from October 24 to as late as November 15.

The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (OFJ) season kicks off Thursday, October 15 with an impressive program of music by composers who “reinvented listening.” This opener, conducted by OFJ music director Jose Luis Castillo, focuses on musical transformations in Europe, ending with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, called his most spontaneous.