The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
On Sunday, June 29, thousands will participate in nationwide marches, urging President Claudia Sheinbaum to address the critical shortages of cancer medications across Mexico.
A torrential downpour hit the Guadalajara metro area on Tuesday, marking the heaviest rain of the season and triggering flash floods that brought large sections of the city to a standstill. Multiple roads and underpasses were inundated, and dozens of cars were stranded and even swept away by the current in several parts of the city.
Join a free, guided five-kilometer bike ride in celebration of World Tree Day, where you’ll learn about Guadalajara’s diverse trees, including the guaje, ash, tabachín, guamuchil and jacaranda.
Visiting Zapopan Centro is always a delightful experience, but there’s an extra reason to enjoy it on Sunday, June 29: the first Municipal Tejuino Fair. Held in the expansive Plaza de Las Américas, facing the Basilica, the fair will feature over a dozen of Guadalajara’s most renowned producers of this iconic and refreshing drink.
As part of a comprehensive initiative to support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Zapopan has opened its second Autism Center in the Miramar neighborhood—the largest facility of its kind in Latin America.
Mayor Veronica Delgadillo launched a new initiative this week aimed at planting 20,000 new trees across the municipality, boldly declaring that her plan marks the first step toward transforming Guadalajara into the “greenest city in Mexico.”
On Tuesday, June 10, a 60-year-old woman tragically died after being struck by falling concrete from the awning of a store in the Obregón shopping area of downtown Guadalajara. The collapse occurred around 2:30 p.m. at the corner of Obregón and José María Mercado. The awning measured approximately six by one meters.
It was confirmed that the unlucky woman was simply passing by the store at the time of the incident. Guadalajara Municipal Civil Protection could not determine whether the collapse was caused by overnight rainfall softening the awning material or by longer-term structural issues.
Walls collapse
Meanwhile, the storm that pummeled the metro area in the early hours of Tuesday caused part of the perimeter wall of José Rosas Moreno Elementary School in Tonalá to collapse. Also on Tuesday, a wall surrounding the workshops of the city’s Light Train Network (Siteur) in the Tetlán neighborhood of Guadalajara collapsed. No one was injured in either of the incidents, according to local emergency services.
With the rainy season intensifying, authorities have urged the public to check the condition of their walls, roofs, and similar structures.
Participants in the “No Kings” rally outside the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara show their creative signs Saturday, June 14.
The Guadalajara municipal government has distanced itself from a young woman who sparked outrage on social media after confessing on TikTok to having killed a dog as part of a religious ritual. In a statement,
