Posts Tagged ‘Jalisco’
In Mexico, one of the states of Pacific coast called Nayarit (and in Jalisco, Zacatecas and Durango as well), there are still living some native Indians. The tribe is named HUICHOL and they are descendents of the Aztecs.The tribe speaks Huichol language in which the word Wixáritari means ”the people” and for them it is [...]
With Frida Kahlo
When I was staying in Hotel Catedral in Puerto Vallarta and walking through the town on a busy Sunday full of tourists, all of a sudden I saw Frida Kahlo. I bet you all know her – famous Mexican painter, from Coyoacán, Mexico City with one eyebrow, not two. The wife of Diego Rivera. The looking [...]
At Guachimontones pyramids in Jalisco, Mexico
Where to stay in Puerto Vallarta – hotel Catedral
Planning a trip to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico and wondering where to stay at night? Do not know which hotel to choose from so many? Let me help you. I stayed 2 nights in hotel Catedral, which is one of the newest hotels in Puerto Vallarta. It was inaugurated only in September 2010 after approximately [...]
Photo of the week – Puente Atiratado in Guadalajara
A couple of days spent in Guadalajara let me enjoy the so called Puente Atiratado many times, especially its blue colour at night. The bridge is new, only was inaugurated in January 2011. Called Matute Remus too, was planned by its two architects according many rules of urbanization. There is no such bridge anywhere else [...]
Lake Chapala and picturesque towns around it
Lake Chapala is located close to Guadalajara, between Jalisco and Michoacán; there is actually a line between the states along the lake so small part of it belongs to Michoacán. It covers 1,100 km² and it is situated 1,524 m above sea level. The depth varies from 5 to 10 metres. The lake was made from Lerma [...]
Facts about Guadalajara in Mexico
Facts about Guadalajarait is the second biggest city in Mexico, after Mexico Cityit is the biggest city in the state of Jaliscothere is a town with the same name in Spainit holds the biggest Hispano American International Book Festival- Feria Internacional de Libro de Guadalajara, which is the second most important in the world (after [...]