The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
For years, a seemingly charming woman moved through the communities around Lake Chapala and the streets of Guadalajara, meeting older men and women on dating apps. But prosecutors say Aurora Phelps wasn’t looking for love — she was looking for victims.
The Jalisco Congress has approved a reform to the state penal code, imposing prison sentences of up to eight years for anyone found guilty of distributing sexually explicit content created using artificial intelligence without the consent of the person depicted.
An ongoing dispute between citizens and resort developers on the Pacific coast of Nayarit flared up this month, capturing headlines in regional media outlets. The crux of the conflict is the right of public access to the shoreline area in the designated federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone (ZOFEMAT).
10 new Volaris routes
June 2, Volaris kicked off ten new routes from the Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta airports, expanding connections to U.S. and Mexican destinations.
A member of Mexico’s armed forces destroys a firearm during a weapons disposal event held at the XV Zona Militar in Jalisco on May 19.
The Sayula Balloon Festival takes over the delightful Jalisco town of Sayula on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, with hot-air balloon flights beginning at 7 a.m. at the Tianguis Esplanade.
The February 22 military operation that saw the demise of cartel boss Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes propelled the picturesque Magical Town of Tapalpa into the international spotlight. Twelve weeks later, international eyes were again on the town — but for a far more uplifting reason.
The Jalisco government has confirmed that the definitive deadline for the mandatory license plate replacement is Friday, May 29. Authorities have stated that there will be no further extensions, and fines will begin for those who have failed to comply.
Tourism in Jalisco has bounced back after a sharp decline triggered by the violent events of February 22, when the Mexican armed forces neutralized Nemesio Oseguera, “El Mencho,” the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, state officials report.