Dan Turnquist, a decades-long Guadalajara snowbird and former U.S. State Department employee, is contributing to a local musical project that expresses alarm over the political direction of the United States.

An elephant seal weighing approximately 1.5 tons drew crowds as it rested on Los Ayala beach in the municipality of Compostela, Nayarit on Tuesday, January 27. The same mammal was spotted in recent days in the bay of Santa Cruz de Miramar, also in Nayarit.

As January unfolds, the highways leading to the Jalisco town of San Juan de los Lagos transform into rivers of devout travelers. Right now, thousands of pilgrims are undertaking the traditional journey for the Fiesta de la Candelaria, one of the most significant religious events in western Mexico, culminating on February 2.

In a solemn ceremony this week, state and municipal authorities unveiled a bust of former Jalisco Governor Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz (2013-2018), who was shot to death in Puerto Vallarta five years ago. 

In response to the measles surge, Jalisco’s health sector has mobilized a full-scale vaccination campaign, particularly targeting high-risk zones in the state.  But despite this unprecedented vaccination offensive, health authorities report confronting a significant barrier: widespread public hesitancy.

Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro convened his cabinet in Ajijic this week for a strategic planning retreat focused on defining the state government’s priorities for 2026.