About Guadalajara

Many of the traditions considered characteristically 'Mexican' were created in Guadalajara,
Guadalajara is a magnificent city with plenty of tradition and great culture. It is a modern city, the second largest city in Mexico, boasting several universities and academic institutions, and a population of 5 million.
Guadalajara can be held responsible for the mixed blessings of mariachi music, tequila, the Mexican Hat Dance, broad-brimmed sombrero hats and the Mexican rodeo.

Part of Guadalajara's huge appeal is that it has many of the attractions of Mexico City - a vibrant culture, fine museums and galleries, handsome historic buildings, exciting nightlife and good places to stay and eat - but few of the capital's problems. It's a bright, modern, well-organised and unpolluted place, with enough attractions to please even the pickiest visitor. Highlights include the giant, twin-towered cathedral and the lovely plazas that surround it, the Instituto Cultural de Cabañas and its frescoes by José Clemente Orozco, the Plaza de los Mariachis and the twin handicraft-filled suburbs of Tlaquepaque and Tonalá.