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Primavera in flames as fires rage all over state of Jalisco

State authorities haven’t ruled out implementing measures to limit access to the Primavera Forest after several fires raged in the federally protected nature reserve this week, laying waste to 800 hectares of brushland and forcing more than 70 schools to close their doors in metro-area suburbs and outlying towns and villages.


Deaf kids get cochlear implants

Eighteen children are able to hear sounds for the first time after being fitted with cochlear implants, surgically implanted electronic devices that provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing in both ears.

Airbnb renters to pay three percent tax

Jalisco Tourism Secretary Enrique Ramos is supporting moves to make private citizens who rent out rooms, apartments or homes through the website airbnb.com to pay the three-percent state hospitality tax, as do hotels and other established businesses offering accommodation to visitors.