Things to Do in Guadalajara, Mexico

Guadalajara is the capital of Jalisco, which is aecological center spread over an area of 34
state in Mexico. The city has been named afterhectares. The zoo has a petting zoo, herpetarium,
its namesake in Spain. Located at an altitude ofaviary section and an interactive museum. In
1,585 meters, Guadalajara is not as hot inaddition, there is a section dedicated to nocturnal
summers as other Mexican cities. This goes a longanimals. The zoo boasts of more than 2,000
way in explaining its popularity among touristsanimals and 360 species. The entrance of the zoo
along with its colonial architecture, rose gardensis adorned by sculptures of monkeys sculpted by
and beautiful plazas.the famous Sergio Bustamante. The zoo runs a
The city has embraced modernism without lettingtrain to help you see all the sights, or you can
go its ancient heritage and culture. The blendeven walk if you feel up to it.o In Guadalajara,
makes it all the more intriguing and exciting foryou just cannot miss the calandrias. These are
travelers and tourists. Also, Guadalajara is locatedhorse drawn carriages that are bright yellow in
close to other cities like Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta,color. The color is similar to that of a lark, and
San Miguel de Allende and Zacatecas. All thesehence, it has been named after the Spanish
cities are easily accessible from here. The plusequivalent for the lark. The carriage can take you
point about Guadalajara is its spring-like climateall over the city while you sit under the canopy
even though it has 12 months of sunshine.that has lanterns on all the four sides. Invariably
Here are some of the most popular touristthe coachman also doubles up as the tourist guide.
attractions in Guadalajara:o Guadalajara CathedralSo, make sure you spend time holding a
is located in the center of the city. It has twoconversation with him. He will fill you in with the
towers of 65 meters each casting an imposinglong history of Guadalajara.o Instituto Cultural
appearance. The towers look like calla lilies butCabanas is a must-see for the painting, Man of
inverted, and that has gone on to become theFire, painted by Jose Clemente Orozco in 1938.
symbol of the city. The cathedral was build at theThe building was built in the 18th century. Till 1980,
behest of the King of Spain in 1561. However, duethe building was an orphanage, but has now been
to earthquakes at different periods in time, it hasdeclared a World Heritage site. The building boasts
been renovated several times. The cathedral hasof 106 rooms and 23 courtyards, and it
many different architectural styles, ranging fromshowcases works of Orozco and other artists. In
baroque, neoclassical, gothic to Moorish styles.oaddition, it has art galleries, gift shop, movie
Animal lovers and wildlife enthusiasts will lovetheater and performance theater.
Zoologico Guadalajara. This is a zoo as well as an