General News

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.

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.

The vibrant rhythms and sweet harmonies of mariachi, the enormously popular musical genre reflecting the essence of Mexico believed to have originated in Jalisco, will reverberate across the city and the state’s Magic Towns during the 31st International Mariachi and Charrería Festival, between August 23 to September 4.

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.

In this photo, U.S. Consul General Amy Scanlon appears to greet the first customer at the new U.S. consulate in Guadalajara, which opened its doors to the public on Monday, August 12.

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.

After 17 days of around-the-clock labor, the stretch of Avenida Lopez Mateos closed off when a huge sinkhole appeared, reopened to traffic on August 12.