General News

Jalisco and the federal government have signed an agreement to start work on the initial phase of a fourth Tren Ligero (light train or subway) line in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.

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.

Agents from the Jalisco Traffic Police stopped a would-be auto thief in his tracks as he attempted to make a getaway Tuesday, July 23, shortly after presumably stealing a late-model Nissan pickup on Calle Juárez in downtown Chapala.

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.

It’s not just low-income sections of the Guadalajara metropolitan area that can be devastated by rainy season woes.

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.

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.