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Puebla17 1 2 14 5 Guadalajara has the second-highest population density in Mexico, with over 10,361 people per square kilometer. Within Mexico, Guadalajara is a center of business, arts and culture, technology and tourism; as well as the economic center of the Bajío region.
66,495. PLAN YOUR TRIP Guadalajara. The inland city of Guadalajara is bursting with history and culture. Many attractions are in the city's historic center and in the neighboring city of Zapopan. Museums, parks and churches flourish alongside bullfights, rodeos and soccer (futbol).
- Address: Av. Miguel Hidalgo s/n, Zona Centro. Less than 1 hour. TIME TO SPEND. The Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, or Rotunda of the Illustrious Jaliscans, is a circle of 17 Doric columns and a monument to the region's favorite writers and revolutionaries.
- Address: Calle López Cotilla 935, Centro. Free, Churches/Religious Sites. TYPE. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND.
- Address: Av Alcalde 10, Zona Centro. Free, Churches/Religious Sites, Sightseeing. TYPE. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND.
- Address: Calle Cabañas 8, Las Fresas. Museums, Historic Homes/Mansions, Tours, Sightseeing. TYPE. 2 hours to Half Day. TIME TO SPEND.
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- The contemporary city
Guadalajara, city, capital of Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico. It lies roughly in the centre of the state, in the Atemajac Valley near the Río Grande de Santiago, at an elevation of about 5,100 feet (1,550 metres). Its climate is dry and mild except for the rainy season, which extends from July to mid-September. Pop. (2010) 1,495,182; m...
From its founding by the Spanish in 1531 until the 1540s, the city was relocated several times because of resistance from Indians, thousands of whom were captured by Guadalajara-based slave hunters during the early colonial period. The city was made the seat of a bishopric in 1549. It remained prominent throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, and in 1810 it was occupied briefly by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, who initiated the independence movement and decreed the abolition of slavery in Mexico. Guadalajara has produced several Mexican political and cultural leaders, including the 19th-century Liberal politician Valentín Gómez Farías; Mariano Azuela, a prominent novelist of the Mexican Revolution (1910–20); and the political leader and writer Agustín Yáñez.
Guadalajara experienced substantial growth after the 1930s, and by the 1970s it was Mexico’s second largest city. Modern residential suburbs, linked by highways and wide boulevards, have attracted members of the upper and middle classes from the older parts of the city. Meanwhile, other neighbourhoods have persisted as impoverished suburbs or inner-city districts.
The cathedral, completed in 1618, is richly decorated. Many other churches dating from the colonial period are interspersed with modern industrial and commercial buildings. Cultural institutions of note include the Degollado Theatre, which is one of the largest and most ornate in Latin America; the State Museum of Jalisco (1918); and the Cabañas Hospice, a former 19th-century orphanage (now a museum) that was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Guadalajara was the home of the painter José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949), and various buildings around the city, including the Cabañas Hospice, house many of his finest frescoes. The governor’s palace, begun in 1743, is one of the finest examples of Spanish architecture in Mexico.
Guadalajara’s economy is traditionally based on its services as a political capital and as a commercial entrepôt for the surrounding agricultural region, which is devoted primarily to corn (maize), beans, and livestock. Since 1940 the city has also been a major manufacturer of textiles, electronics, chemicals, building materials, tobacco products, soft drinks, and other products. Handicrafts are also important. The city is home to the University of Guadalajara (1925), one of the largest institutions of higher education in Mexico, and the Autonomous University of Guadalajara (1935). The military schools of aviation (1915), air force specialists (1934), supply and maintenance (1942), and signals (1920) are in suburban Zapopan.
Guadalajara is served by an international airport. It is linked by railroad and highway with several cities, including the main western routes between Mexico City to the east-southeast and the southwestern United States border (at Nogales, Arizona) to the northwest. Lake Chapala, some 30 miles (50 km) south of the city, is Mexico’s most extensive lake, but it has been shrinking as its source waters have been increasingly diverted.
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Discover Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city and a cultural hub of mariachi music, folk art and colonial architecture. Find out the best time to visit, the top attractions, the neighborhoods, the day trips and the money-saving tips from Lonely Planet experts.
Aug 1, 2022 · Learn what to expect, do and avoid in Guadalajara, a vibrant city with colonial and modern attractions, rich culture and cuisine. Find out how to get around, when to visit, what to wear and how to greet the locals.
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