General News

Next week, the Guadalajara suburb of Tonala will host the famous “Dance of the Tastoanes,” an annual ritual commemorating an indigenous insurgence during the Spanish invasion of western Mexico. You can watch the famed Tastoanes festival in Tonala’s Cerro de la Reina on Thursday, July 25, with free presentations throughout the day.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s point man in Jalisco, Carlos Lomelí Bolaños, has been forced to resign his post over allegations that he has profited from government contracts while serving as a federal official.

Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos hosts back-to-back festivities this month, with celebrations honoring religious patron Santo Santiago (St. James the Greater) under way through Thursday, July 25, continuing on through the weekend with the annual Festival del Membrillo, showcasing the summer harvest of quince, the town’s signature fruit.

The fourth edition of the Tlaquepaque Beer Festival (Festival de Cerveza) takes place Saturday, July 20, noon to 11:30 p.m.

A Los Angeles Superior court judge ruled this week that bail for Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the Guadalajara-based Luz del Mundo church, will stay at a record $US50 million, given that he represents a danger to the community and a flight risk.

A legislator is seeking to alter the Jalisco penal code to offer greater protections to  citizens who act in legitimate self defense of their persons or property.

Downtown Vallarta Food Tours has been ranked fifth (out of more than 2,200) in the Food Experiences category of the Trip Advisor Travelers Choice awards.

A man who was shot to death in his car in the Solaris Residencial gated community in Zapopan has been identified as Héctor Huerta Ríos, the presumed one-time leader of the Beltrán Leyva drug cartel in the northern city of Monterrey.