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Quebec street stars enthrall Tapatios

The Lol Brothers, one of acts taking part in the May Cultural Festival, entertained an enthusiastic crowd at the Revolucion Tren Ligero station this week.




Guadalajara Reporter – News from Guadalajara, Lake Chapala, Puerto Vallarta and Western Mexico

Mexican literary giant passes at age 83

Mexican literary great Carlos Fuentes died in a Mexico City hospital Tuesd…


Guadalajara Reporter – News from Guadalajara, Lake Chapala, Puerto Vallarta and Western Mexico

Lakeside Crime Watch calls it quits

After a three-year run of service to the public, the Lakeside Crime Watch website is scheduled to disappear as of this weekend.




Guadalajara Reporter – News from Guadalajara, Lake Chapala, Puerto Vallarta and Western Mexico

Authorities face public on lakeside security issues

Public officials this week faced large crowds of nervous and outraged north shore residents in open meetings called with the aim of setting the record straight on violent crimes, ramped up police activity and a rash of false rumors that have kept the community on edge over recent weeks.




Guadalajara Reporter – News from Guadalajara, Lake Chapala, Puerto Vallarta and Western Mexico

Chapala residents march for peace

Around 500 Chapala residents led a peace march on Sunday night in response to the dumping of 18 disfigured bodies in Ixtlahuacan last Wednesday.




Guadalajara Reporter – News from Guadalajara, Lake Chapala, Puerto Vallarta and Western Mexico

Six arrested over kidnappings linked to Chapala massacre

State police have captured a leader of the Milenio Cartel linked to the massacre of 18 people whose dismembered bodies were dumped in two SUVs just off the Chapala highway last Wednesday.




Guadalajara Reporter – News from Guadalajara, Lake Chapala, Puerto Vallarta and Western Mexico

Temperatures soar but rain is on its way

Slap on sunscreen and drink plenty of water, for the hot season is here with a vengeance. Temperatures reached a scorching 43 Celsius last week in Santa Rosa, Amatitan, less then 50 kilometers north of Guadalajara.




Guadalajara Reporter – News from Guadalajara, Lake Chapala, Puerto Vallarta and Western Mexico

Sixties flashback as city rocks to sounds from a not-too-distant past

Nostalgia was back in vogue this week as Guadalajara music fans of all ages lapped up concerts given by two legends of 1960s rock and pop: Sir Paul McCartney and the freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.




Guadalajara Reporter – News from Guadalajara, Lake Chapala, Puerto Vallarta and Western Mexico

Gloves come off in presidential debate

The mudslinging has begun. Mexico’s presidential contenders traded stinging barbs but no one delivered a knockout blow in Sunday night’s live debate.




Guadalajara Reporter – News from Guadalajara, Lake Chapala, Puerto Vallarta and Western Mexico

Lakeside kidnap victims among dead in May 9 massacre

Residents of the Chapala area are reeling under a pall of shock and dismay after learning that a number of its native sons were among the bodies of 18 persons found early Wednesday, May 9 in the boundaries of Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos.




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