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Guadalajara, Tequila and Jalisco — written by the local experts who guide our tours.Guadalajara, Tequila y Jalisco — escrito por los expertos locales que guían nuestros tours.

FIFA World Cup 2026 in Guadalajara: Why You Need to Be HereUncategorized

FIFA World Cup 2026 in Guadalajara: Why You Need to Be HereMundial FIFA 2026 en Guadalajara: por qué tienes que estar aquí

Asael Arroyo · February 24, 202624 de febrero de 2026

Forget Miami, forget New York, forget the sanitized stadium experiences where corporate logos bleed into your retinas like bad acid trips. If you want the World Cup in a place that actually has blood, sweat, and flavor, pack a bag and head to Guadalajara. Not the plastic, souvenir-laden Guadalajara you see on Instagram.Guadalajara es una verdadera sede mundialista — mariachi, tequila y pasión futbolera, lejos de la versión corporativa acartonada.

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The Underdogs: Three Soccer Teams from Guadalajara You Didn’t Know AboutViajes

The Underdogs: Three Soccer Teams from Guadalajara You Didn’t Know AboutFútbol en Guadalajara: tres equipos que no conocías

Asael Arroyo · January 23, 202623 de enero de 2026

There’s a way to love a city that isn’t about its postcard angles or the tidy slogans the tourism board would like you to swallow. It’s a love learned the hard way, from bad seats, late buses, and teams that keep losing even when you swear they won’t. That’s Guadalajara for me.Más allá de Chivas, la pasión futbolera de la ciudad corre por clubes y barrios que casi nadie conoce.

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Chivas, the Heartbeat of GuadalajaraViajes

Chivas, the Heartbeat of GuadalajaraChivas: el latido de Guadalajara

Asael Arroyo · December 18, 202518 de diciembre de 2025

If you’re the kind of traveler who measures a city’s pulse by the beat of a drum in the stadium rather than the noise of souvenir stalls, Guadalajara will grab you fast. There’s beer, of course. Birria that tastes like it came straight out of a dream. But before anything else, there’s Chivas: Club Deportivo Guadalajara, an institution that is part religion, part chaos, part nostalgia, and part soccer mythology.El Club Deportivo Guadalajara es más que un equipo — es una institución cultural tejida en la identidad de la ciudad.

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Food in Guadalajara: Five Gems of Mexican Traditional Cuisine that Travelers Should TryViajes

Food in Guadalajara: Five Gems of Mexican Traditional Cuisine that Travelers Should TryComida en Guadalajara: cinco joyas de la cocina tradicional que debes probar

Asael Arroyo · November 13, 202513 de noviembre de 2025

Guadalajara doesn’t invite you in. It meets you halfway, usually with something dripping from your hands. The city moves through food like it breathes. Every smell on the street seems to lead somewhere, and every hangover finds its cure. That’s Guadalajara Food, equal parts survival and pleasure.En Guadalajara la comida no es un detalle — es la historia. Cinco clásicos locales que todo viajero debería probar.

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Tlaquepaque Jalisco: Clay, History, and the StreetsViajes

Tlaquepaque Jalisco: Clay, History, and the StreetsTlaquepaque: barro, historia y las calles

Asael Arroyo · October 14, 202514 de octubre de 2025

Tlaquepaque Jalisco hits before you even notice. The air smells like wet clay, tequila, and tortillas frying somewhere behind a shuttered door. Cross the Puente Artesanal and the town opens like a book you didn’t know you wanted to read. Cobblestone streets, old houses, workshops where dust floats in the light, the kind of dust that smells like history.Un pueblo de maestros alfareros, calles empedradas y talleres familiares a minutos de Guadalajara.

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Mercado Libertad: Guadalajara Food and Modern ArchitectureViajes

Mercado Libertad: Guadalajara Food and Modern ArchitectureMercado Libertad: comida y arquitectura moderna de Guadalajara

Asael Arroyo · October 1, 20251 de octubre de 2025

If you think markets are just roofs and crowded stalls, you haven’t been to Mercado San Juan de Dios. Officially Mercado Libertad, but everyone calls it San Juan de Dios. Open since 1888, the market has been rebuilt so many times it reads like Guadalajara’s history in bricks and mortarEn operación desde 1888, San Juan de Dios es uno de los grandes mercados de Latinoamérica — comida, artesanía y diseño.

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Tour Guadalajara: A Day with Fernando, the Sociologist Who Became a Tour GuideViajes

Tour Guadalajara: A Day with Fernando, the Sociologist Who Became a Tour GuideUn día con Fernando, el sociólogo que se hizo guía

Asael Arroyo · September 18, 202518 de septiembre de 2025

From Birria to Pottery in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco. I’ve known Fernando Ayala since we were awkward teenagers in high school. Back then, he was already the guy who could talk to anyone: the teachers, the janitors, the prettiest girl in class, even the grouchy bus driver. Now, years later, he’s a sociologist turned tour guide...Conoce a uno de nuestros guías — y descubre por qué el conocimiento local lo cambia todo.

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Tlaquepaque PueblitoViajes

Tlaquepaque PueblitoConoce Guachimontones

Fernando Ayala · July 19, 202219 de julio de 2022

Walk the popular Calle Independencia, a vibrant pedestrian street lined with shops, restaurants and colourful decorations. Discover the Pottery Workshops and art galleries.Conoce la antigua cultura de Guachimontones en Jalisco — patrimonio arqueológico, pirámides circulares y tradiciones, con ojos locales.

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Tonala, Jalisco: A Vibrant Journey into Mexican Artisans’ ParadiseViajes

Tonala, Jalisco: A Vibrant Journey into Mexican Artisans’ Paradise

Fernando Ayala · July 19, 202219 de julio de 2022

One of my favourite pastimes is exploring the artisanal markets of Mexico. When it came time to outfit our apartment in Guadalajara we knew we wanted to find the best markets in our vicinity.

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Exploring the Hidden Gems: Must-Visit Guadalajara Sites to SeeViajes

Exploring the Hidden Gems: Must-Visit Guadalajara Sites to See

Fernando Ayala · July 19, 202219 de julio de 2022

Guadalajara is the second-largest city in Mexico and is a cultural center with an inspiring combination of new and old. The city is where Mariachi music began, and some say tequila also started here.

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Meet the GuachimontonesViajes

Meet the Guachimontones

Fernando Ayala · November 9, 20209 de noviembre de 2020

Guachimontones is an archaeological site declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It was home to one of the oldest indigenous civilizations in western Mexico. Renowned for its circular pyramids.

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