General News

Guadalajara’s February bullfighting season – one of most important of the year – gets underway at the Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso  Saturday, February 4, 5 p.m., when the toreros topping the bill will be Nacho Garibay, Miguel Ángel Perera and Diego Silveti. 

Spanish airline Iberia is interested in opening a direct flight from Guadalajara to Madrid, according to Jalisco Tourism Secretary Enrique Ramos. 

The 475th anniversary of Guadalajara will be celebrated in major style with GDLUZ, a dazzling five-day “light and entertainment” spectacle covering a significant section of the downtown core.

The Hyatt Regency Andares, a luxury hotel in upscale Plaza Andares, is scheduled to open in the next few weeks, says Jalisco Tourism Secretary Enrique Ramos.  

Around 100 state police officers, kitted out in full riot gear, disbanded a protest by around 40 community farmers at the Guadalajara Airport Tuesday.

Around 100 students from the Universidad de Guadalajara staged a demonstration outside the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara Thursday afternoon to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s degrading treatment of Mexico.

Construction of Guadalajara’s third subway, or light train (Tren Ligero), line has caused structural damage to at least 60 properties in the city center, it is alleged.

The anger at the turn-of-year increase in the price of gasoline shows no signs of abating.