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Orientation
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The centre of the old city is a relatively compact grid around the junction of
Morelos
and
16 de Septiembre
, by the huge bulk of the
Cathedral
; east of here Morelos leads to the
Plaza Tapatia
and the
Mercado Libertad
, while to the west are busy shopping streets.
Juarez
, a couple of blocks south, is actually the main east-west thoroughfare in the centre, heading out to the west past the
University
(where it becomes Vallarta), and crossing avenidas
Chapultepec
and
Americas
in an upmarket residential area. Further west still, it crosses
Lopez Mateos
, a main through-route, which heads south past the
Plaza del Sol
, a shopping centre surrounded by big hotels, restaurants and much of Guadalajara's best, but quite expensive, nightlife, and eventually heading out of the city as the main road towards Colima and the coast.
The main north-south arteries in the centre are the
Calzada del Federalismo
, along which the
tren ligero
, the city's metro, runs, and
Calzada Independencia
, which runs from the train station, up past the
Parque Agua Azul
, the old bus station, the market and Plaza Tapatia, and eventually out of the city to the
Parque Mirador
. Finally,
Revolucion
leads off Independencia towards the southeast - to Tlaquepaque, the new bus station and Tonala. If you fancy taking a
city tour
to get your bearings, try Panoramex, Federalismo Sur 944 (tel 3/810-5109; US$20). Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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Mexico,
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