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John Pint

John Pint
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The writer has lived near Guadalajara, Jalisco, for more than 30 years and is the author of A Guide to West Mexico's Guachimontones and Surrounding Area and co-author of Outdoors in Western Mexico. More of his writing can be found on his website.
Charlie, a guest and trainee at Club Canino, takes a rest after a session on how to be a good boy.

Guadalajara’s ‘dog whisperer’ takes canines from cantankerous to content

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Archaeologist Joseph Mountjoy with examples of Huichol petroglyphs he, with help from National Geographic, documented for exhibit at the Casa Cultura in Mascota.

Exhibit sheds light on life and rituals of Jalisco’s ancients

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Salvador Mayorga takes in the view from Rancho el Mexicano.

The tale of ‘The Third Guadalajara,’ located in the middle of...

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The Naica Crystal Cave, only ever accessible from a mine in Chihuahua but now completely submerged underwater, has bizarrely long, thick crystals.

20 years after its discovery, mysterious Naica Crystal Cave still astonishes

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Long, beautiful Los Cocos beach has soft sand and small waves.

Beautiful beaches, curious customs and magical mangroves await in San Blas

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Monroy’s murals enliven public buildings in Jalisco, like this one, The Influence of Technology on Medicine, at the University of Guadalajara Medical School.

Artist’s eye-catching murals a dramatic addition to Jalisco’s public spaces

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This lynx, rescued from a rancho, will be returned to nature next month.

In Guadalajara, civilians step in to create needed wildlife rescue centers

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Historian Francisco Gallegos Franco wrote down stories that have been repeated by locals for hundreds of years as part of Tepatitlán, Jalisco's oral history.

An 1800s mechanic who ‘could fix anything’ left his mark on...

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At Villa Felicidad, the waters of Río de las Ánimas are clean and refreshing.

Let your imagination run wild at Villa Felicidad’s stone fairyland

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The Muse, a statue by 19th-century French sculptor Antoine Durenne, still welcomes the rare intrepid visitor to the ruins of Jalisco’s Casa La Florida.

An 1800s mansion once for Mexico’s elites now endures time’s ravages

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