The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Considered by many to be the best event of its kind in Mexico, the Jalisco Expo Ganadera (Livestock Fair) is being held in Tlaquepaque from Friday, October 12, through Sunday, November 4.
Students at the public Universidad de Guadalajara (UdG) cannot be accused of being apathetic.
With a population of almost five million people, the Guadalajara metropolitan area is Mexico’s second largest metropolis.
A new police motorcycle unit has been established in Guadalajara to help protect the public against the epidemic of asaltos conejeros, or assaults on bank customers who have just withdrawn funds from branches.
The 11th edition of the Guadalajara Festival de Cerveza (Beer Festival) – touted as the largest in Latin America – takes place in the concourse of the Estadio Akron (Periferico and Vallarta) Friday, October 12, to Sunday, October 14.
In Guadalajara, the memory of the famous Italian navigator is dismissed without sympathy, as all eyes turn to a venerated 400-year-old religious statue, whose mere presence on the streets will draw some one million spectators.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) – operators of the Guadalajara International Airport – has won a 25-year concession deal to operate the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica – their second airport on the Caribbean island.
For many people, the drama surrounding the nomination of conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court has more to do with the continuity of the landmark Roe vs. Wade abortion ruling than an alleged case of sexual abuse 35 years ago. However, in Mexico, and Jalisco especially, the struggle for the legalization of abortion still has a long way to run.
Mexicans looking to further their studies in the United States or Canada can obtain more information at two special events planned in Guadalajara in October.
