Briefly - August 31, 2024
Peso loses strength
After an impressive run as one of the world’s best-performing currencies, Mexico’s “superpeso” appears to be losing its strength.
Peso loses strength
After an impressive run as one of the world’s best-performing currencies, Mexico’s “superpeso” appears to be losing its strength.
Americans visiting Guadalajara for a month or two with their dogs have become regulars at a playspace/bistro/club opened in February by Karen Quintero, an enterprising Mexican with a marketing background—and a dog owner whose own canine isn’t eligible to be a club member because it’s hopelessly “reactive.”
The iconic Belén Cemetery (Museo Panteón de Belén) in downtown Guadalajara is offering tours in English on the last Thursdays of August and September (the 29th and 26th) at 9 p.m. on both days.
A large section of the Centro Laguna parking lot has been fenced off for construction work.
Jalisco Governor-elect Pablo Lemus has reiterated his campaign promise to implement changes to the statewide Verificación Responsable (vehicle emissions inspections) program when he takes office in December.
Next month’s Akron Guadalajara Open is set to host some of the world’s top female tennis players, despite losing its status as a highest-tier World Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 tournament.
Around 3,000 judicial workers in Guadalajara and the state of Jalisco joined thousands across Mexico this week in striking to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s plan to reform the nation’s legal system.
The third edition of the Feria de Miel (Honey Fair) takes place on Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25 in the forecourt of the Zapopan Centro Tren Ligero station.
Housing more than a quarter of the Guadalajara metro area’s 5.3 million residents, Zapopan is one of Mexico’s largest municipalities.