The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Guadalajara Zoo claims to be the only one in Latin America with the appropriate facilities and skill set to successfully reproduce Adelie penguins in captivity.
The air quality in the Guadalajara metropolitan area has worsened during 2023, with only 134 days of “good air quality” registered between January 1 and November 30, according to the state government’s air monitoring network (Mide).
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our December editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
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Chapala knitters mark 15 years
Police officer, guard slain
2023 ended tragically for a police officer and a security guard who were shot to death by an unknown assailant on the evening of December 31 on Avenida Patria, in the vicinity of the Central Camionera Nueva (new Bus Station) in Tonala.
JANUARY
Smokeless zones ... Strict federal laws have been implemented further restricting smoking in public and tobacco promotion in Mexico.
A record number of tickets were issued last year in Jalisco for vehicles caught on cameras being driven above the official speed limit.
The latest Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine that offers protection against the Omicron XBB.1.5 variant is now on sale in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, according to the city’s two largest pharmacy chains.
A major new option for large-scale cultural presentations will open next year when the ribbon is cut on the Arena Guadalajara, the 20,000-capacity arena under construction on the northern perimeter of the metropolitan area.
When you look at all the various kinds of dishes that Guadalajara (and to an extent Jalisco) has apportioned to Mexico’s amazing culinary catalog, it’s not surprising that it is considered one of the world’s best “Food Cities.”
