City center wowed by Chinese spectacle
Members of Guadalajara’s Chinese community took their vibrant culture onto the streets of the city center this week in celebration of the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Monkey.
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Members of Guadalajara’s Chinese community took their vibrant culture onto the streets of the city center this week in celebration of the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Monkey.
At the tail end of her visit to lakeside last week, U.S. Consul General Tanya C. Anderson made time to squeeze in an exclusive interview with the Guadalajara Reporter.
Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval has outlined a proposal to turn Avenida Alcalde into a car-free avenue once construction of the city’s third subway line is completed.
Gleaming, bright-red trolley buses are causing heads to turn on Guadalajara’s major avenues.
State authorities, Guadalajara city hall and civic organizations have all vowed to prevent a planned residential development inside an area they say pertains to the Bosque de los Colomos, one of the city’s most treasured green spaces.
Tanya Anderson, the U.S. consul general in Guadalajara, hands out certificates to 25 high-ranking officials from various metropolitan area law enforcement and civil protection organizations who participated in a recent course administered by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA).
In the shadow of the Templo de Santa Rita on Guadalajara’s west side bordering Chapalita, a sign advertising “Tamales María del Pilar” has beckoned locals for several decades, especially right before Candlemas Day (Día de la Candelaria), a feast that occurs every year on February 2, at the tail end of Mexico’s almost-never-ending Christmas season.
Drivers in the city center breathed a huge sigh of relief this week when the Avenida Hidalgo tunnel reopened after a four-month reconstruction hiatus.
A tank truck containing 5,200 liters of LP natural gas exploded when its driver crashed into a post on a Tonala street Tuesday.