Guadalajara Features

Guadalajara Features

• Top Reasons to Go to Guadalajara
  

  The chance to see murals by Orozco: Titanic works by this distinguished artist adorn several buildings.... read more

• Getting Here & Around
  

  If you're flying here, Aeropuerto Internacional Libertador Miguel Hidalgo is 16½ km (10 mi) south of Guadalajara. It's a 30 minute drive... read more

• The Struggle of the Huichol
  

  The Huichol (WEE-chol) Indians' true name is Wirraritari, or "people who populate places of thorny plants." It's a fitting name for this hardy... read more

• Guadalajara Background
  

  The conquistadors had a difficult time founding Guadalajara. A decade of Indian uprisings and Spanish crown interference caused the capital of... read more

• Slowly Shaking off Stereotypes
  

  Guadalajarans have a tough time shaking their reputation as the most socially conservative people in Mexico. Staunch Catholic moralists are routinely... read more