The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
“We’re back!” bellowed Ricardo Anaya Cortes, national president of the right-wing National Action Party (PAN) after last Sunday’s gubernatorial elections in 12 states saw voters turn their backs on the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in what many pundits are calling a “punishment vote.”
With the international news media predictably consumed by atypical political developments north of the border, it may have escaped the notice of many expats in Mexico that this country is also embroiled in a campaign season, which culminates on Sunday, June 5.
The breeze in Guadalajara and around Lake Chapala can be deceptive, making many, especially newcomers and visitors think they have little to fear from the sun.
A relative of Mexican soccer star Alan Pulido has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the kidnapping of the player last weekend.
A full-size replica of the Sistine Chapel, adorned with Michelangelo’s famous frescos, is under construction beside the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City.
The Donald doesn’t do irony well, so it seems.
For seasoned observers of Mexico, the failures of two Donald Trump “branded” real estate developments here, stretching over seven years and involving multiple lawsuits and bitterness on all sides, might at first seem like a case of government corruption or careless business practices south of the border.
I remember the vivid scene from my days in Palm Springs. At the end of a well-attended convention, I was walking home when convention goers were departing.
Following diffusion of a press release announcing the construction of a deluxe lakeside hotel to be operated under the flag of the Radisson Blu chain, some homeowners in the El Dorado complex have starting raising questions about the legality of the project.
