General News

As in past years, the Encuentro Nacional del Mariachi Tradicional (Traditional Mariachi Festival) will precede Guadalajara’s big annual mariachi bash (August 23- September 4), with performances at various city venues between August 9 to 18.

The flashy new United States Consulate General in Guadalajara is set to open its doors on Monday, August 12, when the general public will get a preliminary idea whether $US360 million of U.S. taxpayers’ money has been well invested.

Vandalism for many people, but art and a symbol of rebellion for others, graffiti envelops cities and communities around the world—and Guadalajara is no exception.

Jalisco Governor-elect Pablo Lemus says a team of technicians has traveled to China to explore the possibility of installing hybrid Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) vehicles along the projected passenger transportation route running from the Guadalajara Airport to the Akron Stadium in Zapopan.

Can a tree change or even save lives? Residents of Zapopan’s Real Valdepeñas neighborhood are in no doubt.

After the Ballet de Jalisco’s four recent sold-out performances of “Swan Lake” at the Teatro Degollado, the troupe added two additional ones on August 3 and 4. 

Mexican citizens seeking travel visas to the United States can obtain appointments almost a year earlier from the U.S. consulate in Monterrey, compared to its counterpart in Guadalajara, according to ViveUSA.mx, a digital media outlet offering information for traveling to the United States and Canada.

The Casa Museo López Portillo is currently showing “Techno Liturgy,” an exhibition of installations by Aldo Coronel that explore modern devotion to technology through hooded sculptures that evoke traditional religions.