Six perish in fiery highway pile up
Six people, including a former Guadalajara councilor, died in a multi-vehicle collision at kilometer 44 of the Zapotlanejo-Lagos de Moreno autopista (toll road) Wednesday, June 21.
Six people, including a former Guadalajara councilor, died in a multi-vehicle collision at kilometer 44 of the Zapotlanejo-Lagos de Moreno autopista (toll road) Wednesday, June 21.
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The somewhat drab United States Consulate General in Guadalajara has been bathed in color in June to mark Pride month.
NGOs seeking justice for alleged police abuses in 2020 are demanding that the Jalisco state government return an “anti-monument” that they installed in the city center’s Plaza de Armas earlier this month.
Climate experts at Mexico’s National Autonomous University (UNAM) reckon the current heatwave, that has seen temperatures soar upward of 42 degrees Celsius in cities and towns in around a dozen states, could last until the first days of July in some parts of the nation.
The Jalisco state government is not only eying the upcoming Gay Games in Guadalajara as a breakthrough moment for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the state but also as a major money maker.
Picking up from the recent demise of low-cost Mexican airline Aeromar, Volaris has started a new daily flight from Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta, as well as announcing three new domestic coastal destinations from next month.
Despite the sweltering afternoon heat, several thousand marched in the city’s second Pride festival on June 10, which highlighted lesbian issues and the plight of missing people in the LGBTQI+ community.
The mayors of Guadalajara and Zapopan have cut the ribbon on a linear park constructed along the median strip of Avenida Patria, running from Avenida Acueducto to Avenida Americas (Plaza Patria).