On April 4, at the age of 74, retired Universidad de Guadalajara (UdG) botanist Dr. Miguel de Jesús Cházaro Basañez died peacefully at his home in Veracruz, while reading a book—on plants, naturally.

May is the hottest month of the year in these parts, until—hopefully—the heat wave comes to an abrupt halt in June with the onset of the rainy season and pleasantly cool weather throughout the summer.

“Mujeres que dejan huella” (Women who leave a mark) is a book co-authored by Macamen Navarro and Alejandro Figueroa about women working in the high-tech industries of Guadalajara, but it’s not aimed techies or business people.

The northern shore of Lake Chapala has been called a paradise because of its ideal climate and beautiful environment, but for those of its inhabitants who enjoy hiking, this area is paradise twice over.

SierraRios offers rafting trips down Grand Canyon-type rivers in Mexico, Canada, South America, China, Africa, and other parts of the world.

There are two things you may not know about the municipality of Tequila: