By Liza Prado
I have known Guadalajara my whole life, traveling here to visit extended family since the year I was born.
As a little girl, it was a place of orange-flavored sodas and chili-covered lollipops, mariachi serenades for my 20-something tías (aunties who always swooned on the balcony), and hours spent making tortillas. The city’s historic center was a place to run and play, to cool off in the Cathedral or under a mural in Hospicio Cabañas, to fill up on chocolate-stuffed Cuernos from our favorite bakery, Croissants Alfredo.
When I began visiting with my American friends, I started to see Guadalajara through different eyes and appreciate its depth and complexity. It’s a richly colonial city wrapped in a modern metropolis, complete with traffic jams, pickpockets, and bustle. A place steeped in tradition yet standing for inclusion. A city where a night out could include world-class cuisine or bacon-wrapped hot dogs, a symphony concert, or a raucous lucha libre (wrestling) match.
Guadalajara remains all of this, past and present (chili-covered lollipops included). Here are twenty travel tips to stay safe and make the most of your trip to Guadalajara.
Click here to read the complete, original article by Liza Prado on Lonely Planet
Source: Lonely Planet
