Talk:Guadalajara

Edits

The original article seems to have been written by a very good but not native english speaker. So please forgive a few changes to make the English a bit more colloquially american.

I've also tried to add a few more details to somewhat decenter the centro-historico emphasis of the original. It's not that the centro isn't important. Rather as a frequent visitor to GDL I've found that the most common complaint is that the centro is dusty, crowded and ultimatley pretty dull, and that there is nothing else so see excpet tequila factories and pottery shops. This is simply not true, and if tourists would simply take the time to wander a mile or so off the beaten track they would discover that GDL is much more interesting than most cities in the USA. Name one US city that has historical sites dating back to the 17th century, a natural feature like the Barranca, a lively cultural tradition like the mariachi, and all the conveniences of a vibrant modern capital.

Oh, and I've added a bit of character to the article too. The tourist should realize that there is a sort of Jalisco and Tapatío attitude. I'd summarize this No te Rajes philosophy with a few simple propositions: 1) we are who we are and we do not need to explain it, especially to someone from el norte 2) tolerance is important and a sign of personal strength not weakness 3) old buildings are mostly dusty and dangerous, but if you must see them I will take you there, for a fee (or more charitably - life is to be lived, and the past to be respected, but not idolized).

Chivas no longer play in the Jalisco stadium, but in a new stadium (Estadio Omnilife) on the outskirts of Zapopan (Periferico and Avenida Vallarta). Bus 629 takes you close to the stadium from the city centre. Entrance tickets are more expensive than in the Jalisco stadium.

Second division team Leones Negros (from the public University of Guadalajara) play the Jalisco stadium on Friday evening or on Sunday afternoons. Entrance is very cheap (10 pesos), the football is crap, but the atmosphere is the best in the world.

Admin request: move Guadalajara (Mexico) back to Guadalajara

Swept in from the pub

A new user moved this article back in January. I'm pretty sure the city in Mexico meets our "much more famous" rule (a city of 1.5 million in a metropolitan area of 4.5 million, versus a rather small city of 80,000). Eco84 (talk) 03:44, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Done. --Peter ^Talk 03:53, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Guadalajara#Districts

Swept in from the pub

I'm asking this here rather than at Talk:Guadalajara because I'm racing against the clock to listingify, mos-ify etc. the Guadalajara article ahead of its stint as DotM, and I will obviously get an answer more quickly if the question is placed here.

Guadalajara has not been districtified. Therefore, is this section really necessary?

-- AndreCarrotflower (talk) 04:48, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

It's useful—I say move it to a "Orientation" section of Understand. --Peter ^Talk 06:13, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Car rental agencies mentioned in Get around#By car

How many of them are there? If there are quite a few, there's no important reason to name any of them. But what I really don't understand is why some URLs were removed while another was added. That seems like rank touting, and I would suggest that either every mentioned company should be linked to its URL or none should. Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:20, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

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