A charming collection of ten antique-style dresses inspired by local, late 19th-century publications and whipped up by Guadalajara’s internationally-renowned designer of wedding attire, Alberto Rodriguez, is showing at downtown’s Casa Museo Lopez Portillo until April 26.
In a country that abounds with nuggets of quasi-religious lore, none can outdo the mysterious cult of Jesús Malverde — El Santo de los Narcos (saint of the drug traffickers).
An engaging new novel in English follows the ethical downfall and eventual redemption of a handsome, young, Mexican-American writer originally from an inaccessible mountain pueblo in Oaxaca.
Is there a collective noun for Santas? A swarm of Santas? A scourge of Santas? Or maybe a sack of Santas?
Driving in the dark on the Chapala highway isn’t much fun as everyone knows, but evening shows in Guadalajara can be enjoyed by lakeside residents if they book hotels rooms, inexpensively, online and in advance.
Chalk artists took over the Chapalita Glorieta last Saturday to create wondrous works of art in an international project titled Gises por la paz 2013 (Chalk4Peace).
“We have 500-thread-count sheets, but nobody comes here because of that. They come for the experience.”
Members of the American Society (Amsoc) in Guadalajara say they are certain they were targeted by scam artists who had obtained their names and local telephone numbers.
Local children’s rights group CODENI has opened a gymnasium to provide street kids with a positive and healthy alternative to a life of drug abuse and organized crime.