Lawyers to sue authorities over pothole problem in ‘Bachelajara’
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Religion and politics meet once again on Saturday, October 12, when vast crowds will gather in Guadalajara. More than a million people – some say two or three – will jam the streets to celebrate the return of the Virgin of Zapopan to her 18th century basilica and in somewhat more subdued festivities a handful of dignitaries and the Spanish and Italian consuls will mark the anniversary of the day Christopher Columbus is said to have sighted land in what he thought was the Far East. The religious celebrations will eclipse the civic ones by far.
The revered 13-inch, corn-based paste statue, known as the Virgin de Zapopan, is always carried in a transparent protective case.
An army of female inspectors will take to the streets next month as Jalisco authorities step up efforts to clamp down on drinking and driving, considered the major cause of traffic accidents in the state, particularly in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
The annual festival in Guadalajara is a showcase for Mexico’s burgeoning craft beer industry.
The Expo Guadalajara has been chosen as the venue for the International Astronautical Congress in 2016.
Photo by Hector Hernandez
Zapopan police detained a feckless mother on Saturday for leaving her baby boy in a vacant yard just hours after giving birth.
Four people were injured and eight others suffered nervous breakdowns after the roof of the pediatric ward in Zapopan’s Civil Hospital collapsed on Saturday.
The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara continues to work on its regular schedule despite the partial government shutdown in the United States provoked by the budget battle between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Barack Obama. Visa appointment times will remain the same and citizen’s services are not being affected, this newspaper has been informed.