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Holidays & Happenings 2024

As you hang up your 2024 calendar, you may want to mark dates of civic holidays, major religious and social festivities and special events coming up in Mexico and Jalisco over the next 12 months.


Despite new bike paths, cycling in metro area is still hazardous

A 40-year-old male cyclist who died after being hit by a truck on Avenida Juan Gil Preciado in Zapopan on December 7 was the 16th such fatality reported in the Guadalajara metropolitan area during 2023, according to Bici Blanca, an NGO that maintains a website of data about cycling in the city (bicicletablanca.org).

Texas fugitive is detained

Officers from the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office, with the assistance of Interpol, detained Iris Iliana Rodríguez-Dávila, one of the ten most wanted fugitives in Texas, in the Jalisco town of Jalostotitlán.

Governor lauds dramatic drop in crime

Governor Enrique Alfaro believes Jalisco is heading in the right direction after data released by the federal government this week showed a significant drop in crime levels in the state during his term of office.