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Mayan Tren plows on despite many concerns

Despite further snags affecting the construction of the 1,500-kilometer Tren Maya tourist train line on the Yucatan peninsula, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador expressed confidence this week that the major infrastructure project will be opened on time by the end of 2023.


Festive season fun in historic center

The Illusionante Christmas festival begins December 8 in downtown Guadalajara and will include concerts, carnival rides, fireworks displays, video mapping projections on buildings, an ice skating rink, a Christmas market, Santa’s factory, and a full-size nacimiento (nativity scene).

Etzatlan canopy coming to Centro

Whatever Zapopan can do, Guadalajara can do better (or the same)! That seems to be the mantra these days, as the two municipalities vie for top dog status in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.

Christmas markets up & running

• Guadalajara’s largest and oldest tianguis navideño (65 years and counting) has been installed in the Jardin del Refugio on Calzada Federalismo, across from the Refugio Tren Ligero station.