The state that gave Mexico tequila, mariachi, and its most iconic cuisine — and the one dealing with cartels, fentanyl, and the violence that made Guadalajara a household name for the wrong reasons.
business
While the world argues over AI dominance, Mexico just quietly landed in the global top six for AI and data center manufacturing. Flex's $58 million investment will create 5,000 skilled jobs — and almost nobody outside Mexico noticed.
Guadalajara
From Sinaloa’s hidden beaches to Checo Pérez’s F1 comeback and Gaby López’s golf event, Mexico’s boldest stories are waiting to be discovered in this week’s The Mexicanist.
Jalisco
Gym supplements turn deadly, Tlaquepaque's water privatization scandal, storm chaos kills baby, $200M highway fix, US migrants may pay $7K for status, and biker gangs rev up Guadalajara.
sports
Guadalajara's historic Estadio Jalisco, which hosted games in the 1970 and 1986 World Cups, has been officially named a training site for national teams participating in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Crime
CJNG "kill ranch" exposed in Mexico. Recruits allegedly tortured, murdered if they resisted training. 1 Arrested recruiter confessed. Human remains found. Mothers of the disappeared discovered the site.
Crime
"El Lastra," CJNG recruiter, busted for luring teens with fake jobs and torturing resisters at a "training" ranch. Accused of drug crimes, gun possession and student kidnappings.