Guadalajara Unmissable! Home to Latin America's Largest Market
✨ Cultural Backdrop 🌴Mexico's second-largest city and the real-life setting for Narcos' cartel drama, Guadalajara retains raw authenticity with Baroque architecture, vibrant street murals, and laid-back plazas perfect for sipping coffee under the sun. 📍 Bus Station Tip 💧Guadalajara (GUAD) Central Nueva Heads up: The city has two major stations. Always show your ticket to the driver to avoid boarding the wrong bus (saved my 300 RMB ticket thanks to this!). Our driver floored it—arrived 2 minutes early! 3-Day Itinerary ✅Day 1: Colomos Forest Park. The city’s sprawling green lung—horseback riding for 100 MXN/30 mins. Felt like a primal forest!🌵 Basilica de Zapopan. Iconic golden basilica. Hop on the metro nearby to downtown. Day 2 *🚗 50-min drive to Tonalá* ✅ 📷 Mercado Libertad: Latin America’s largest market! Ate our way through stalls—locals kindly helped with photos/directions. 📷 Tianguis Tonalá: A 200m+ stretch of food carts and shops (1,000+ vendors!). Highlights:Flip-flops for 75 MXN H&M swimsuit for 50 MXN. Hyper-local eats and handmade crafts. Thrift stalls with dirt-cheap secondhand clothes #Guadalajara #TonalaMarket #MexicanStreetLife