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Jalisco makes u-turn in textbooks dispute

Jalisco education authorities flip-flopped this week and decided to distribute the federal government’s free textbooks to Jalisco’s 1.6 million primary and secondary school students after legal and academic experts at the University of Guadalajara deemed them lawful and ethical, despite some error-strewn content.

September: the month of the will

In a bid to encourage Mexican citizens to draw up wills, the federal government has proclaimed September “Mes de Testamento” and public notaries are lowering their fees throughout the month.

Another carjacking on Highway 80D comes to light

Taking the toll road between Guadalajara and Lagos de Moreno is becoming a perilous drive.

This newspaper in its May 4 edition described how a Canadian couple was held up by armed carjackers on this stretch of highway (80D)—a harrowing incident on the kind of road that has traditionally been considered the safest way to travel through Mexico.   

January-June tourism booms

Despite a strong peso reducing the purchasing power of visitors’ dollars and euros, Mexico is still one of the world’s most popular destinations—and Jalisco is leading the way!