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Rite of spring at city's pyramids

What is esoteric mumbo-jumbo to some is a deadly serious matter to others.  This Tapatio is having a shamanic energy cleanse at the Ixtepete Pyramids in the southwestern suburbs of Guadalajara to mark the first day of Spring – the vernal equinox.


Spring solstice festivities at Ixtepete pyramid

Why not recharge your life’s batteries with solar energy at the spring solstice festivities planned for Wednesday, March 21 at the Ixtepete pyramids on the outskirts of Guadalajara? More than 6,000 people are expected to turn out to welcome in the spring. Many new age groups hold special ceremonies at the site on this day, carrying on a tradition that has been celebrated by societies around the world for thousands of years.

Car thieves making hay

Guadalajara is reeling under a spate of car thefts.  In the first six weeks of 2012, there were 1,227 complaints of car theft made in the metropolitan area, a 44.35-percent increase from the 850 complaints filed in the same period last year. This equates to 26.6 stolen automobiles per day, more than one every hour.