The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The animals housed at the Guadalajara Zoo greeted human visitors for the first time in four months when doors to the sprawling facility opened on Monday.
In an effort to raise the spirits of Tapatios suffering during these challenging times, artist Maricarmen Lancaster has been active creating 24 murals throughout the Guadalajara metropolitan area featuring the optimistic slogan, “Everything will be fine.”
Wearing face masks in public is mandatory in Jalisco but many people – particularly residents of Guadalajara – are still clueless about cubreboca etiquette.
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our July editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
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Reporter phoneout of order
Jalisco’s Department of Culture is seeking 110 artists interested in creating “murals” on the pillars supporting Guadalajara elevated third subway (Tren Ligero) line, due to be opened in the fall.
Four Guadalajara city buses were removed from circulation last weekend after their drivers refused to wear face masks.
Guadalajara’ third subway (Tren Ligero) line will open no later than September 1, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro declared on the eve of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s July 16 visit to the city.
Guadalajara’s Sunday “Trocadero” antiques market is up and running again, although vendors say business is slow, as many visitors are reluctant to return after the three-month pandemic shutdown.
No news from consulate
Although the U.S. State Department has announced that U.S. embassies and consulates around the world are beginning the phased resumption of routine visa services, the Guadalajara consulate has yet to make any announcement.
