General News

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup wrapping up this weekend, tourism and business leaders in Guadalajara are taking stock of the tournament’s economic footprint — and the results are decidedly mixed.

Cerveceros de México — the trade association representing beer producers and sellers — has relaunched the “No te hagas güey” (Don’t play dumb) campaign to prevent underage access to alcohol and promote responsible, informed consumption. 

A devastating multi-vehicle accident on the Guadalajara-Tepic autopista (toll road) on Sunday, July 12 resulted in ten fatalities and left ten others injured, according to authorities in Jalisco and Nayarit. The incident occurred at kilometer 69, near the municipality of Magdalena, Jalisco, close to the Plan de Barrancas toll booth.

A proposal before the Jalisco Congress would make road safety education mandatory from primary through high school, with two hours of instruction per month.

In response to the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, various organizations and community groups in Guadalajara have mobilized to collect humanitarian aid.

Aurora “N”, a U.S. citizen who preyed on older victims through dating apps around Guadalajara and Lake Chapala (as detailed in last week’s Reporter), was sentenced this week to 37 years and six months in prison for the disappearance of an American man in Zapopan.

Jalisco has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest guacamole, weighing over 12.6 metric tons (12,646 kg) – nearly double the previous mark of 6.8 tons set by Michoacán earlier this year. 

The Guachimontones archaeological site and the adjacent Phil Weigand Interpretive Center, located in Teuchitlán about a 90-minute drive west of Guadalajara, is hosting a series of cultural activities over the coming weeks.