General News

As Mother Nature begins working her rainy season wonders, local Roman Catholics are making ready to raise prayers to Mother Mary for divine intervention to protect and replenish Lake Chapala.

With the first major fire of the season now controlled, authorities are bracing for the next challenge: the annual influx of visitors to the Bosque de la Primavera during Semana Santa. 

Four Tapatio divers are among the eight-person Mexican team that has traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland to compete in the 2013 World Diving Series, which takes place April 19 to 21.

For many in Guadalajara, Semana Santa is a time when centuries‑old religious rituals meet the irresistible urge to escape the city.

Holy Week remains a deeply observed season, but it’s also a moment for Tapatios to relax, hit the water park or Primavera Forest, and also savor one of the city’s most popular seasonal culinary traditions: the empanada.

Tapatíos turned out in force as 30 tejuineros served up 25,000 liters of the popular fermented corn drink free of charge during the Municipal Tejuino Fair in Guadalajara’s city center on Sunday, March 22.

Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus has replaced the director of the Guadalajara metropolitan area’s water utility, SIAPA, as the agency faces mounting public indignation over foul-smelling, potentially contaminated tap water.

The first large-scale wildfire of the season swept through the Bosque de la Primavera over last weekend, scorching more than 200 hectares before being brought under control. 

As Guadalajara counts down to the 2026 World Cup, hundreds of protesters gathered on Sunday beside the city’s official countdown clock with a different message: “Más agua, menos Mundial (More water, less World Cup).” Holding up bottles of murky tap water, they warned that the city’s water system is failing — and could soon become an international embarrassment.