The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
As the Pan American Games near the end of their first week, Guadalajara’s Transportation Department (SVT) has relaxed its enforcement of minor traffic laws by half. The average number of fines issued has fallen from 3,000 to 1,500 per day, the agency is reporting.
Visitors to the crafts center of Tlaquepaque have a new deluxe shopping mall on their doorstep with the opening of the Forum Tlaquepaque at the corner of avenidas Rio Nilo and Marcelino Garcia Barragan. Situated one kilometer from the center of the popular Guadalajara suburb, the mall boasts the metro area’s second luxury Liverpool department store.
The Jalisco Ministry of Culture has awarded a grant to Chapala activist Cristina Flores Desales for the publication of “Gente Nuestra: La Memoria Oral de Chapala” (Our People: The Oral History of Chapala), which was selected as one of the 64 winning projects for the 2025 Municipal and Community Culture Support Program (PACMyC).
Ever been to a museum and thought you could use a drink to liven up the experience? Well Guadalajara now has the perfect solution: the newly opened Casa del Tequila offers tasting sessions of the finest agave based beverages.
Last week, the Chapala government moved seven of its agencies from their annex in Riberas del Pilar to a newly rented space next to City Hall on Avenida Madero. The move consolidates key municipal services, including Public Works, Ecology, Economic Promotion, Education, Social Prevention, and Penalties Enforcement, into one central location.
Guadalajara got the Pan American Games off to a stunning start with a pulsating opening ceremony Friday evening at the Omnilife Stadium.
Tony Burton, an esteemed expert on Chapala history, will be the guest speaker for the Open Circle program on Sunday, November 9, 10 a.m., at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS). The topic of his talk is “Those Who Came Before Us: 1940s Trailblazers Who Put Ajijic on the Map.”
Clever thinkers will gather on the grounds of the Lake Chapala Society on Sunday, November 16, to compete in the 7th annual Maestros del Lago Chess Tournament, organized by the Club Huarachess de Ajedrez.
Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro arrived in Chapala on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 4, to inaugurate the initial renovations of Paseo Ramón Corona and the upgraded sports facilities in La Cristianía Park.
