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Palacio de Gobierno, Guadalajara, Mexico
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Guadalajara (map) is the capital of the state of Jalisco in Mexico. The city covers 151 sq km (58.3 sq mi) and has a population of 1.56 million people. It is the second biggest city in Mexico, and is located in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 4.3 million people, and is also the second most populous metropolitan area in Mexico.
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The city of Guadalajara was named after the Spanish city of the same name. Today it is a modern city with an industrial base. Guadalajara is considered the cultural center of Mexico. This was where Mariachi music had its start.
Catedral de Guadalajara, Mexico
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Guadalajara was founded in 1532 as a settlement called Mesa del Cerro. In its early years, it was surrounded by hostile native tribes that regularly staged attacks in retaliation to the cruel treatment of captured natives by Nuño de Guzmán, the 16th century Spanish conquistador and administrator of New Spain. The settlement was eventually relocated to Atemajac, where it remains till this day as Guadalajara.
By the 18th century, Guadalajara has grown into a center for the surrounding farming community. It also has an early manufacturing base producing textiles, shoes and food products. The city continued to grow in the 19th century. By then it has already developed an industrial base.
Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Mexico
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Guadalajara became the second largest city in Mexico since the 1970s. Its population peaked at 2.5 million in 1980, and since then had declined steadily from the 1990s. The population of the metropolitan area however continues to grow.
Today Guadalajara is home to numerous multinational companies in the electronics and information technology fields. They provide job opportunities to the locals, especially skilled labor. However the job market for unskilled workers is not that rosy. Nonetheless, according to FDI Magazine, the city has the second strongest economic potential in North America, only behind Chicago.
El Hombre de Fuego (Man of Fire), a mural by José Clemente Orozco at Hospicio Cabañas
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Visiting Guadalajara
The Libertador Miguel Hidalgo International Airport (GDL) is the gateway to Guadalajara from abroad. Arriving at this airport, you can catch a taxi to downtown, if your hotel does not provide a pickup.The historic district of Guadalajara can be explored on foot. For farther places, there are buses, the subway and taxis. A bus trip should cost 6 pesos. You should buy a bus map to learn the routes. There's a subway network of two lines covering the central part of Guadalajara, one going north south while the other heads east from the city center. The fare is also 6 pesos.
Rotonda de los Hombres Jalicienses Ilustres, Guadalajara
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Places of Interest in Guadalajara
- Basilica de Zapopan
18th century basilica that houses one of the most reverred relics in Mexico. - Catedral de Guadalajara
The main Catholic church of Guadalajara, with a history going back to 1558. - Historic Downtown
The oldest section of Guadalajara with the highest concentration of historic buildings. - Instituto Cultural Cabañas
The Cabañas Cultural Institute housed in the 19th century Neoclassical Hospicio Cabañas at Plaza de los Mariachis. - Jalisco Regional Museum
Museum housed is what was originally the Seminario Conciliar de San José with exhibits covering paleontology, prehistory and archaeology. - Mercado Libertad
A major market in Guadalajara specializing in traditional products. - Palace of Justice
Historic courthouse built in 1897. - Palacio de Gobierno
18th century Baroque palace that today houses the Jalisco state government. - Plaza de Armas
Rectangular plaza in the historic downtown. - Plaza de la Liberación
The Liberation Place is a plaza to the east of the Metropolitan Cathedral. - Plaza de los Mariachis
Plaza where mariachi music is played to entertain the public. - Plaza Tapatía
Plaza with a large fountain featuring the Aztec god, Quetzalcoátl. - Rotonda de los Hombres Jalicienses Ilustres
The Rotunda of Illustrious Men is a monument commemorating the most distinguished people of Jalisco state. - Teatro Degollado
Neoclassical-style theater built in the mid 19th century. - Templo de San Felipe Neri
Church with a Platersque façade. - Templo de San Juan de Dios
Church off Plaza de los Mariachis. - Templo de San Mónica
Baroque style church with a lateral façade.
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