General News

Frank Le, the Canadian Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner in Guadalajara, welcomed some 150 guests to an early Canada Day celebration at the Guadalajara World Trade Center Tuesday, June 25.

In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our June editions 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago.

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(From Publisher Bob Thurston’s column, Potpourri)

A new refuge for people seeking to reduce stress and find balance and serenity in their lives has opened in Guadalajara.

Diego Luna, one of Mexico’s most celebrated actors, directors and producers, was the leading light honored at the week-long 39th Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG), which concluded on June 15.

If you’re in the Guadalajara centro anytime over the next five days, why not take some time to visit the Festival of Pueblos Originarios (Native Peoples) and learn more about Mexico’s indigenous communities and their cultural contribution to this country’s amazing heritage?

International and domestic book publishing companies will set up shop in the Guadalajara city center this weekend as the third annual Magno Remate de Libros (Great Book Sale) gets underway.

Meteorologists at the University of Guadalajara’s Institute of Astronomy and Meteorology (IAM) acknowledged this week that the 2024 rainy season (temporada de lluvias) “officially” began on June 22.

An exhibition of 2,500 different tequila bottles marking half a century since Mexico’s famous firewater achieved its Designation of Origin status can be seen at the Palcco Cultural Center in Zapopan until July 31.