Plaza Satélite Doesn’t Duck Out of Mariachi Celebrations
The “Día del Mariachi” is celebrated annually on the Jan. 21, usually fêted with music, tequila and food
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Walking and Drinking Cervezas on the Road to Mexico’s Revolutions
By RICH GRANT By a stroke of good fortune for the Mexican tourism office, both of Mexico’s revolutions began 100 years apart – in 1810 and 1910 . Routes that follow the various military campaigns have been laid out with one leaving from Guadalajara that goes to the three most historic towns of Mexico’s 1810 revolt (against the Spanish rule,
Read moreDespite Covid, Jalisco Will Celebrate Day of the Dead
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The covid-19 pandemic may still be surging in Jalisco, but that is not going to keep Mexico’s “Tapatio State” from celebrating one of the country’s most deep-rooted and picturesque national holidays, the Day of the Dead, observed on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. In order to continue the traditional celebration of Día de Muertos
Read moreMexican Mariachis to Offer Online Mother’s Day Seranade
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Due to the fact that most Mexican families will not be going out to mark Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10 (a longstanding tradition in Mexico), because of the expanding covid-19 pandemic, the Mexico City Culture Secretariat will offer a special online Mother’s Day mariachi concert to celebrate the occasion. The seven-hour Mariachi Virtual
Read moreWalking and Drinking Cerveza on the Road to Mexico’s Revolutions
By RICH GRANT By a stroke of good fortune for the Mexican tourism office, both of Mexico’s revolutions began 100 years apart – in 1810 and 1910 (with the one in 2010 being just one year-long party). Routes that follow the various military campaigns have been laid out with one leaving from Guadalajara that goes to the three most historic towns
Read moreThere’s Nothing Second Place about Mexico’s Second City: Guadalajara, Guadalajara
By RICH GRANT With more than 5 million people, Mexico’s second-largest city can be modern, sprawling and congested, but it also offers a wonderful, colonial, pedestrian-friendly downtown worth spending a day or two exploring. Start at the Catedral de Guadalajara, begun in 1561, this is the heart of the city, surrounded by plazas, shopping and incredible architecture. The balcony of La
Read moreInternational Diplomats Enjoy a Fiesta Mexicana Replete with Mariachis
