Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is a large city in the Central-Pacific region of Mexico, located at 20.67ÃÂðN, 103.35ÃÂðW. Guadalajara is the capital of the state of Jalisco.
Guadalajara: Cathedral on the ZÃÂócalo main square
It is the second most populous city in Mexico, with an estimated population of 1,665,800 people in 2003.
The Guadalajara metropolitan area also includes the municipalities of Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, TonalÃÂá, Tlajomulco, and Ixtlahuacan. The population of the metropolitan area is 3.7 million 2000.
Guadalajara is known as la Perla de Occidente (Spanish for "Pearl of the West") and la Perla TapatÃÂÃÂa ("tapatÃÂÃÂo" is an informal adjective of origin for people and things from Guadalajara).
The Academic Research Alliance, a group dedicated to involving students in science, has its headquarters here.
See also Guadalajara International Airport.
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