City’s moniker to get credibility
Known for decades as the “City of the Roses,” Guadalajara’s rose population has fallen dramatically over the past decade due largely to local government budget cuts.
Known for decades as the “City of the Roses,” Guadalajara’s rose population has fallen dramatically over the past decade due largely to local government budget cuts.
Jim Sheridan, the Irish director of hits such as “My Left Foot” and “In the Name of the Father,” told the Guadalajara Film Festival this week that he plans to work on a movie based on the exploits of the Irish San Patricio Battalion, that defected from the U.S. to the Mexican side in the Mexican–American War of 1846-8.
The majestic Metropolitan Cathedral Thursday became the canvas for a 3D projection mapping technology project sponsored by Guadalajara city hall.
Want to let your dog run free and have fun in the park without the worry of disturbing others?
Red Cross volunteers will be fanning out across Jalisco over the next month as Cruz Roja Jalisco carries out its Colecta Anual (annual collection). Programmed between March 20 and April 27, the fundraising drive hopes to bring in at least 20 million pesos.
A few years back animal rights groups called out the city government on the poor health of the horses that guide tourists through the Guadalajara centro in the quaint antique carriages referred to as calandrias.
Tapatios, and people throughout Mexico, have a new way to record concerns about their city – whether they be erratic bus drivers, broken sidewalks or violent crime – thanks to the work of a Guadalajara tech company.
GDL-Denver flights begin July 7
The death of an 18-year-old University of Guadalajara (UdG) student in an accident involving a city bus last week persuaded Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval to revoke the one-peso fare hike approved last year, with the exception of the Tren Ligero (subway) and Macrobus (BLT) routes.