UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee will consider the city of San Miguel de Allende and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve for inclusion on its World Heritage List, when it meets for its 32nd session in Quebec, Canada, from July 2-10.

For the first time in more than 70 years, Great Britain has no consular representation in Guadalajara, after the British Embassy in Mexico City closed the city’s honorary consulate.

Rainy summer days in Guadalajara won’t dampen the spirits of patriotic expats this week, as a bevy of Canada Day and Independence Day festivities promise to deliver all the charm of backyard barbecues back home.

The foundation dedicated to raising funds for the construction of the beleaguered Santuario de los Martires in Guadalajara announced it will return the controversial 30-million-peso donation – with interest – made by Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez.

His dreams of attracting religious tourism to Jalisco may be stalled indefinitely (see story page one), but Governor Emilio Gonzalez isn’t about to stop reaching for the stars.