General News

Federal police officers arrested three Syrian nationals early Thursday at the Guadalajara International Airport after it was discovered they were traveling on false U.S. passports.

Just a month after the U.S. presidential election punctured their hopes and pummeled their expectations, Democrats Abroad members and friends gathered in Ajijic Monday for a holiday party, some of them fighting back tears as they hugged people they hadn’t seen since working together on voter registration in October.

Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Matthias Mueller should know all about chocolate. But he didn’t start out as a chocolatier. For years, he was a tool and dye maker  –  and an avid swimmer in his early years.

Four “official” tianguis navideños have been installed in the Guadalajara municipal zone this year

The United States Consulate in Guadalajara has made a significant donation of supplies to the Women’s Justice Center (Centro de Justicia para las Mujeres) in Guadalajara,

Minerva beer heads north

Guadalajara craft beer Minerva will be distributed in the United States by the Pabst Brewing Company, which is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

There is a jewel in downtown Guadalajara that should be a standard stop on the tourist circuit — and sometimes is, mostly because of the José Clemente Orozco mural of Hidalgo brandishing a flaming sword that is too famous to even bother including its photo here. Check your Frommer’s.

The Jalisco Traffic Department (Semov) will increase its number of checkpoints to identify drunk drivers over the holiday period in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.