If the campaign for governor of Jalisco was just about visibility, there would only be one winner.

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale struck a large area of western Mexico Wednesday, including most of Jalisco state.

As Rector Marco Antonio Cortes Guardado delivers his annual report to invited guests at the public University of Guadalajara (UdeG), Jalisco gubernatorial candidates Jorge Aristoteles Sandoval of the PRI (left) and Fernando Guzman of the PAN (right) share a laugh, while Fernando Garza of the the PRD shows off his multitasking skills by operating two cell phones at once.

Julio Gonzalez Estrada, recognized around the world by the name that graces his most famous tequila, Don Julio, passed away last week at the age of 87.

The expansion of the final stretch of the Guadalajara-Colima autopista (toll road) from two to four lanes could be completed as early as June.

The Jalisco State government spent more than 155 million pesos on publicity last year. That’s more than ten million dollars for billboards, print, online, television and radio ads that announce the state government and its activities.