Guadalajara
(gwä´´thälähä´rä)
(KEY) , city (1990 pop.
1,650,042), capital
of Jalisco state, SW
Mexico, second largest
city of Mexico. The
metropolitan area includes
close to 3 million people.
Guadalajara
is a beautiful, spacious
city on a plain more
than 5,000 ft (1,524
m) high and surrounded
by mountains. It is
a modern commercial
metropolis with many
picturesque survivals
of the Spanish colonial
era. The mild, clear,
dry climate has made
it a popular health
resort, and because
of its charm it is often
called “Perla
del Occidente”
(Pearl of the West).
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