The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Guadalajara’s answer to Oktoberfest, the annual Festival de Cerveza, returns from October 18 to 20 at the Estadio Omnilife.
The Fiestas de Octubre got off to a ‘thrilling’ start Sunday with a lively parade that brought downtown Guadalajara to a standstill. Dancers, including this Michael Jackson look-a-like, mixed with marching bands and gloriously decorated floats to create a carnival atmosphere that will continue throughout the month at the Benito Juarez fairgrounds to the north of the city.
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.
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.
About 200 people took part in a demonstration in Guadalajara on Wednesday to mark the 45th anniversary of the infamous Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City.
The Expo Guadalajara has been chosen as the venue for the International Astronautical Congress in 2016.
The Fiestas de Octubre opening parade takes place Sunday, October 6, starting 10 a.m. from the Agua Azul Park and running along Avenida 16 de Septiembre and Alcalde to La Normal traffic circle.
