The Consulate General of the U.S. in Guadalajara has announced important new changes to the Federal Benefits Unit (FBU). 

Hundreds of pilgrims will walk the streets of Jocotepec Sunday, January 17, in a stunning display of devotion to the town’s spiritual patron, EL Señor del Monte.  The huge procession marking the close of the two-week celebration sets off from the parish church at 4 p.m.

There were fewer homicides, kidnappings and bank robberies in Jalisco in 2014, although reports of extortion increased. 

The Colima Volcano registered signs of increased activity this week, with lava emissions, and exhalations reaching 700 meters in height. Jalisco Civil Protection officials, however, said the activity does not pose to a threat to the nearby population. An official took this photo Tuesday during a flyover to check on the volcano. Lava can be seen clearly pouring from the crater’s left side. The volcano is one of the most active in the Americas, although its last major eruption was in 1913.

The Feast of the Three Kings will be celebrated all over Mexico next week, but nowhere with greater devotion and religious fervor than in Cajititlán de los Reyes.

Poor service

A gang of young people left an explosive device in a Tlajomulco restaurant because they didn’t like the service. New The group set off an array of fireworks in the bathroom of the chicken restaurant on Monday December 30, causing significant damage to the sinks and walls. Given that the cause of the explosion was unknown, the police sent a group of bomb experts to the scene. Soon after, the restaurant was called by an unidentified individual who said he was responsible. The owners have handed the CCTV tapes to the police.