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Suro Ceramics: From a humble Jalisco workshop to the world stage
The Jalisco firm has become a fixture of fine dining and art installations across the world, but it came from simple origins.
Zacatecas residents vote to reject dam project that would divert their...
The dam and aqueduct are promoted as addressing the state's water-starved urban core, but opponents see industrial activity, proposed new mines and the Modelo Brewery as the ultimate beneficiaries.
MND Local: San Miguel de Allende community roundup
From the loss of a beloved restaurant to a new charity project making every birthday special, the community is out and about in San Miguel de Allende.
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Michoacán releases 1,000 endangered achoque salamanders in Lake Pátzcuaro in major conservation push
The release could boost wild populations of the critically endangered achoques tenfold, as conservationists race to save both them and their more famous cousin, the axolotl.
Meet Yuji, the abandoned baby monkey stealing hearts at the Guadalajara Zoo
Yuji joins Punch, a baby macaque in Japan, and Linh Mai, an Asian elephant calf in Washington, as newborns rejected by their mothers but adopted by animal experts and an adoring public.
INAH finds trove of pre-Columbian rock art at El Venado archaeological site
Sixteen pre-Columbian cave paintings and petroglyphs were recently discovered in an area of Hidalgo so historically significant that the Mexico-Querétaro railway route was rerouted last year to protect it.
Search groups plan pick-up soccer matches to keep Mexico’s disappeared in public eye
In the lead-up to a major demonstration outside of Banorte Stadium on June 11, the groups say they will stage informal soccer games on Sundays in the streets of Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico’s three World Cup host cities.
A peek inside Guadalajara’s most exclusive country clubs
Guadalajara's country clubs may be accessible for those who play tennis, but becoming a member is something else entirely.
Why does the Legion of Christ continue to have so many followers in Mexico?
Despite their association with disgraced founder who betrayed their values, Legion of Christ schools in Mexico continue to prosper.
The Lake Chapala Orchestra is sustained by devotion
The Lake Chapala Orchestra is made up mostly of foreign residents who also happen to be talented musicians, and is supported by an appreciative community.
Blockade update: Protests still impacting 4 Mexican highways
As of 1 p.m. on Tuesday, blockades were reported in the states of Guanajuato, Baja California, Tamaulipas and Michoacán.
Guadalajara to host ‘masculinity congress’ featuring right-wing celebrities
Set for April 17-19 at the Sanctuary of the Martyrs in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco (a suburb of Guadalajara), the Fearless Congress 2026 is being billed as “the largest masculinity congress in Latin America.”
MND Local: The Guadalajara International Film Festival returns, and Zapopan struggles to protect green...
Why are so many trees being cut down in the Guadalajara Metro Area? This, plus info on the upcoming Guadalajara International Film Festival, in our latest roundup of local news.
