Faithful stay away as Virgin of Zapopan procession goes ahead
A motorized float transports the revered statue of the Virgin of Zapopan though Guadalajara and back to her ancestral home in the Basilica of Zapopan on October 12.
A motorized float transports the revered statue of the Virgin of Zapopan though Guadalajara and back to her ancestral home in the Basilica of Zapopan on October 12.
Traffic flow on a busy section of the Guadalajara beltway will be disrupted over the coming weeks as the BRT “Mi Macro Periférico” project gathers steam.
ZAPOPAN PARTIES – Last weekend, Zapopan registered 85 complaints about private parties being held throughout the metro-area municipality.
Traffic flow on a busy section of the Guadalajara beltway will be disrupted over the coming weeks as the BRT “Mi Macro Periférico” project gathers steam.
In normal times, life on Monday, October 12, in Guadalajara would come to a halt as thousands of faithful line the streets to witness one of the most remarkable and colorful religious processions in the world.
Vendors who annually participate in Guadalajara’s traditional Day of the Dead tianguis, known as the Feria del Cartón, have been able to set up their stalls in the Parque Morelos this year.
The legend of the Virgin of Zapopan began in 1525 when Franciscan friars arrived in what is now Zapopan to convert the local Indians.
The 12-year-old boy who was filmed suffering abuse at the hands of a caregiver in the Cien Corazones children’s shelter died October 6 due to an infectious disease.
The annual Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) will be virtual in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Universidad de Guadalajara has announced.