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GUADALAJARA - MEXICO
Guadalajara is a large city in the Central-Pacific
region of Mexico, located at 20.67° N, 103.35° W. Guadalajara is the capital
of the state of Jalisco.
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, Tonalá, Tlajomulco, and
Ixtlahuacan. The population of the metropolitan area was 3.7 million (2000
figure).
Guadalajara is known as la Perla de Occidente (Spanish for "Pearl of the
West") and la Perla Tapatía ("tapatío" is an informal adjective of origin
for people and things from Guadalajara).
Guadalajara is also home to the most popular soccer team in the Mexican
League: "Las Chivas," as they are known (literally: "the Goats"), wear red
and white striped shirts, blue shorts, and red socks. They are popular
because they do not use foreign players in their team. They have won 10
championships in their history.
The Universidad de Guadalajara, the state's public university, has its
headquarters here.
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