Posted by Paul Woodman on January 27, 1997 I’m driving fro Guadalajara to PV and back. I would appreciate comments on routes and places to visit and things to see. Via Manzanillo ? Via Tepic, San Blas ? Hola!!! Posted by BETSY on January 27, 1997 If you are going to PV from Guadalajara on […]
Continue ReadingGuadalajara Country Club Atlas Country Club Club de Golf Santa Anita Chapala Country Club Chula Vista Country Club S.C Course Name: Guadalajara Country Club A.C Address: Mar Caribe 2615, Guadalajara, Jal. Phone: (3) 817-2858 or (3) 817-3502 Fax: (3) 817-3475 Accepts outside players Monday thru Friday if they show proof of membership in another Country Club Course Length: 6,900 yds. […]
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Nací en una tierra que tiene la entraña preñada de sol; que huele a tabaco, y el aire emborracha porque sabe a ron. El mar acaricia toda su figura: la viste con prendas de coral y sal. Marisela Verena Aquí en Guadalajara se celebra cada año un encuentro internacional de mariachis, con festival y todo. […]
Continue ReadingIn response to all the positive feedback on my Day of the Dead article, here are a few related activities you might pursue in the Guadalajara – Lake Chapala area during late October – early November. It is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating of Mexico´s many holidays and traditions. For authenticity, Guadalajara’s Museo Regional […]
Continue ReadingThe reasons to learn a foreign language are many. “For those of us traveling or living in Mexico, there is no doubt that learning Spanish enriches our lives,” says Ohio native Anne Meyer, a social studies teacher. Spanish differs from region to region, so studying Spanish in Mexico gave her advantage for retiring in the […]
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Olvera has been teaching a choir in Santa Ana Tepetitlan, for boys aged six to 13 years old, five days a week for the last 23 years. The first time I hear the choir Ninos Cantores de Santa Ana, led by Professor Jose Garcia Olvera, is at the Jocotepec church. They have been asked to […]
Continue ReadingNEW TO MEXICO? Get off on the right foot! Let an experienced bilingual professional be your guide. I’m well qualified to help you find viable pathways in and around Guadalajara and Lake Chapala IF YOU ARE EXPLORING MARKETS OR STARTING A NEW BUSINESS IN MEXICO… Let me assist you: – making contacts – setting up […]
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Anon Business took me to Guadalajara, and I was looking forward to a couple of extra days for sightseeing, shopping and good Mexican food. I hadn’t been there for years, but I remembered the colonial city center, the variety of restaurants, and the chance to pick up presents for friends and family at really attractive […]
Continue ReadingThe mariachi is believed to have originated in Jalisco, in the area of Cocula and Tecolitlan. So it is fitting that the capital of Jalisco celebrate this quintessential musical tradition, and the annual International Mariachi Festival — begun in 1994 — brings together groups from all over the world. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, the event includes concerts, […]
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“The Twenty-Two Music Professors” squared off against “The “Heavy Metal Charros,” (Heavy Metal Cowboys) separated only by the four lanes of a major cross street. Batteries of powerful lights turned an area of several square blocks of the city into day. Huge amplifiers were dotted around in a very scientific and acoustically successful manner. The […]
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