Just an edit of an after hours picture from the office. We have a great view of the city. Looks awesome by night with the lights of the city.

Guadalajara

As Mexico’s second-largest city, Guadalajara delivers a less frenetic alternative to the nation’s capital. And, while many of the images recognized as Mexican have their roots here – mariachi music, wide-brimmed sombreros, the Mexican hat dance and charreadas (rodeos) – Guadalajara is as much a vanguard of the new Mexico as it is guardian of the old. An embarrassment of museums and theaters drive the cultural life forward, fusion chefs have sharpened the edges of an already legendary culinary scene and foresighted local planners are doing their damnedest to tackle the traffic.


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Best Neighborhoods

Don't miss these lively neighborhoods on your visit to Guadalajara.

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Day Trips

Guadalajara is a large, dynamic city. If you’re looking for a different side of Mexico or just need a break from all that urbanity, then you’re in luck.

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Money and Costs

Follow these money-saving tips to stretch your budget on a visit to Guadalajara.

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The second largest city in Mexico, Guadalajara is a complex metropolis conjuring images of colonial churches and outdoor markets, mariachi bands and…

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Couples dance to Mariachi traditional music to break the Guinness World Record of largest Mexican folk dance in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on August 24, 2019. - 882 people danced to Mariachi music at the start of the 26th Mariachi International Festival. (Photo by Ulises Ruiz / AFP)        (Photo credit should read ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Couples dance to Mariachi traditional music to break the Guinness World Record of largest Mexican folk dance in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on August 24, 2019. - 882 people danced to Mariachi music at the start of the 26th Mariachi International Festival.

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