General News

A seven-meter tall deer sculpture decorated colorfully with tiny chaquira beads now stares proudly out over the rugged, hilly landscape of northern Jalisco that is home to around 12,000 Huichol indigenous people.

A critically acclaimed European exhibit on the doomed Titanic liner, that sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic in April 1912, is set to open in the Parque Guanajuato Bicentenario in Silao, Guanajuato on October 25.

Fresh seafood served with a high-grade tequila is a match made in heaven for those who enjoy the finer tastes in life. At a special exposition in Zapopan last week, the health benefits of these traditional Mexican foods were being promoted by politicians and food producers.

A handful of speed enforcement cameras have generated more income in fines this year than all the handwritten tickets (folios) issued by 1,800 traffic cops in the entire state of Jalisco.

Nine percent of Jalisco’s traffic cops have been dismissed from their jobs this year, as state authorities continue to crack down on corruption in the Transportation Department (Secretaria de Movilidad or Semov).

Guadalajara’s annual procession honoring the revered Virgin of Zapopan will be submitted as a candidate for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status, Zapopan Mayor Hector Robles announced Monday.

French actress Juliette Binoche is the guest of honor at this year’s Morelia International Film Festival from October 17 to 26. The stated mission of the festival is to “promote new talents in Mexican cinema, increase the offering of quality cinema and to contribute to the culture and tourism in the state of Michoacán.” Binoche will give a master class in acting on Monday, October 20, 7 p.m., an event that will be broadcast live on the festival website athttp://moreliafilmfest.com.

Following a recent public poll, legislation to permit the medical use of marijuana in Jalisco will proceed but the move to relax laws on recreational use will be dropped.