The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
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.
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.
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.
Street food and plastic are unfortunately synonymous in Mexico. Even if you don’t order your torta ahogada to go, most dishes still come with plastic coverings over reusable plates. Bring your own Tupperware or container and risk major eye-rolling.
The fourth edition of the Tlaquepaque Beer Festival (Festival de Cerveza) takes place Saturday, July 20, noon to 11:30 p.m.
The 3,550 new National Guard (Guardia Nacional or GN) members stationed in the state of Jalisco will not be spending their time hunting migrants but chasing and capturing criminals, Governor Enrique Alfaro stressed this week.
