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Roots Earth in Guadalajara: audio stories about 45 places

Roots Earth has audio stories about 45 places in Guadalajara, Mexico, in Latin America. The Guadalajara stories are in all seven Roots Earth languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The app needs no account: open Guadalajara, pick a place on the city's map of places and play. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people.

The 45 places are listed below in the order the app shows them, and again further down with their coordinates. The lists were taken from the Roots Earth catalogue on 15 September 2026.

Published 16 September 2026. Markdown: guadalajara.md

The 45 places in Guadalajara with audio stories

In the order the app shows them.

  1. Guadalajara Cathedral
  2. Teatro Degollado
  3. Hospicio Cabañas
  4. Government Palace of Jalisco
  5. Rotonda of the Illustrious Jaliscans
  6. Expiatory Temple of the Blessed Sacrament
  7. Plaza de Armas
  8. Liberation Square
  9. Plaza Tapatía
  10. Regional Museum of Guadalajara
  11. Temple of Santa María de Gracia
  12. Temple of San Agustín
  13. Temple of San Francisco de Asís
  14. Minerva Fountain
  15. Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan
  16. University of Guadalajara
  17. Museum of the Arts of the University of Guadalajara
  18. Estadio Jalisco
  19. Estadio Akron
  20. C.D. Guadalajara (Chivas)
  21. Guadalajara Zoo
  22. Autonomous University of Guadalajara
  23. Coliseo GNP Seguros (Estadio 3 de Marzo)
  24. Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
  25. Zapopan
  26. Atemajac Valley
  27. State of Jalisco
  28. Guadalajara Historic Centre
  29. San Juan de Dios Market (Mercado Libertad)
  30. Plaza de los Mariachis
  31. Belén Cemetery
  32. Colonia Americana
  33. Avenida Chapultepec
  34. Agua Azul Park
  35. Los Colomos Forest
  36. Chapalita Roundabout
  37. Tlaquepaque
  38. Tonalá
  39. Mercado de Abastos
  40. Lake Chapala
  41. Tequila, Jalisco
  42. Los Arcos del Milenio
  43. Avenida Vallarta
  44. Zona Minerva
  45. Santa Teresita neighbourhood

Is there an audio guide for Guadalajara Cathedral?

Yes. Guadalajara Cathedral has its audio stories in the Roots Earth app: a short introduction and a deeper story, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian.

It is place 1 of the 45 Guadalajara places in the app, at 20.67723, -103.34699. Every one of the other 44 places in the list above has the same two stories.

Roots Earth is not a guided tour: you choose the place on the city's map of places and play its story yourself.

How to use Roots Earth in Guadalajara

Open Roots Earth and choose Guadalajara. The city has its own map of places with all 45 of them on it. Tap the place you are standing in front of, or any other, and play its short introduction or its deeper story. You decide what to listen to and in which order.

You can listen in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian, and there is no account. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection.

In full

All 45 places in Guadalajara, in the app's order, with their coordinates.

All 45 places in Guadalajara, with coordinates

Every place below has a short introduction and a deeper story in the Roots Earth app, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The names, the coordinates (latitude, longitude) and the one line descriptions are the app's own catalogue values of 15 September 2026; a place without a line here has none that this page can print.

1. Guadalajara Cathedral

Coordinates
20.67723, -103.34699
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Guadalajara's cathedral, begun around 1573 and opened for worship in 1618, fuses a Spanish Renaissance core with twin yellow-tiled neo-Gothic spires rebuilt after 19th-century earthquakes. Its slender towers crowned with crosses remain the city's enduring emblem.

2. Teatro Degollado

Coordinates
20.677, -103.3448
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Built between 1856 and 1866, this Neoclassical opera house fronts the plaza with sixteen Corinthian columns and an Apollo frieze. Inside, a domed fresco of Dante's Divine Comedy crowns tiers of gilded boxes seating around 1,015 spectators.

3. Hospicio Cabañas

Coordinates
20.67611, -103.33667
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Designed by Manuel Tolsá and begun around 1805, this vast Neoclassical complex once sheltered orphans and the sick across 23 courtyards. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, its chapel holds José Clemente Orozco's celebrated murals, including the soaring Man of Fire.

4. Government Palace of Jalisco

Coordinates
20.6762, -103.3464
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Raised between 1750 and 1790 in Baroque stone, the seat of Jalisco's government frames the plaza with a carved portal and clock tower. Inside, José Clemente Orozco's fiery Hidalgo mural blazes above the main staircase, marking where slavery was abolished in 1810.

5. Rotonda of the Illustrious Jaliscans

Coordinates
20.67778, -103.34694
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Inaugurated in 1952 to a design by Vicente Mendiola, this Neoclassical monument rings a ceremonial brazier with seventeen fluted quarry-stone columns. Bronze statues honor distinguished Jaliscans, and niches hold the remains of the state's most celebrated sons and daughters.

6. Expiatory Temple of the Blessed Sacrament

Coordinates
20.67361, -103.35889
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This neo-Gothic stone church was originally designed by Salvador Collado Jasso, refined by Italian architect Adamo Boari, and given its definitive form by Ignacio Díaz Morales. Mosaics from the Vatican adorn its facade, while a German carillon parades the twelve apostles from its tower twice daily.

7. Plaza de Armas

Coordinates
20.67625, -103.34694
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Laid out with the city in 1561 beside the cathedral, Guadalajara's oldest square centers on an Art Nouveau bandstand made in Paris in 1910. Eight iron maidens bearing instruments support its dome, and the state band still plays here on summer evenings.

8. Liberation Square

Coordinates
20.677, -103.3458
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Plaza de la Liberación is the largest open square in Guadalajara's historic centre, a mid-20th-century civic space between the cathedral and Teatro Degollado. Fountains, a statue of Miguel Hidalgo, and grand monuments frame its broad expanse.

9. Plaza Tapatía

Coordinates
20.677, -103.3409
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Plaza Tapatía is a long pedestrian esplanade opened in 1982, linking the cathedral area to the Hospicio Cabañas across Guadalajara's old centre. Its bronze Quetzalcóatl fountain-sculpture by Victor Manuel Contreras anchors the open promenade.

10. Regional Museum of Guadalajara

Coordinates
20.6776, -103.3456
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The Regional Museum of Guadalajara occupies an 18th-century former seminary with a Baroque facade and arcaded courtyard. Opened as a museum in 1918, it holds Jalisco's prehistory, a Columbian mammoth skeleton, the Zacatecas meteorite, and colonial paintings.

11. Temple of Santa María de Gracia

Coordinates
20.6775, -103.3442
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The Temple of Santa María de Gracia stands on the site of Guadalajara's first cathedral. Begun in 1661 as the church of a Dominican nuns' convent, this austere colonial temple keeps its single nave, ribbed vaults, and a famous bell cast in 1694.

12. Temple of San Agustín

Coordinates
20.6767, -103.3448
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The Temple of San Agustín is one of Guadalajara's oldest churches, founded by the Augustinian order in the 16th century. Its former convent now houses the University of Guadalajara's music school, filling the old cloisters with the sound of rehearsal.

13. Temple of San Francisco de Asís

Coordinates
20.671, -103.3462
In one line
The Temple of San Francisco de Asís is a monumental Franciscan church built between 1668 and 1692, rising on the site of an earlier convent. Its Baroque facade carries spiraling Solomonic columns, and the nearby Aranzazú chapel completes one of the city's founding religious complexes.

14. Minerva Fountain

Coordinates
20.67439, -103.38739
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The Minerva Fountain crowns a busy roundabout marking Guadalajara's western gateway. Unveiled in 1957, this 8-meter bronze goddess by Joaquín Arias holds a spear and shield, ringed by water jets, a modern emblem of the city as the Athens of Mexico.

15. Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan

Coordinates
20.7213, -103.3923
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A Franciscan basilica in central Zapopan, home to a small wooden Virgin venerated since the 16th century. Its Spanish Baroque portals and Carrara-marble altar draw over a million pilgrims each October.

16. University of Guadalajara

Coordinates
20.675, -103.35889
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One of Mexico's oldest universities, chartered by royal decree in 1791 and refounded in 1925. Its Neoclassical Paraninfo hall shelters powerful murals by José Clemente Orozco beneath a soaring dome.

17. Museum of the Arts of the University of Guadalajara

Coordinates
20.6746, -103.3587
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The University of Guadalajara's art museum, housed in its General Rectory Building. Opened as a museum in 1994 and fully dedicated to culture in 2013, it pairs murals by José Clemente Orozco with rotating modern exhibitions.

18. Estadio Jalisco

Coordinates
20.705, -103.32806
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A historic football stadium opened in 1960 and currently seats 53,937. It hosted matches at the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, including a Brazil semifinal, and remains home to Atlas.

19. Estadio Akron

Coordinates
20.68167, -103.46278
In one line
A striking modern stadium in Zapopan, opened in 2010 as home of Chivas. Its volcano-like form rises from the landscape, seats nearly 50,000, and will host matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

20. C.D. Guadalajara (Chivas)

Coordinates
20.68167, -103.46278
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Founded in 1906, Club Deportivo Guadalajara, beloved as Chivas, is Mexico's most decorated club and famous for fielding only Mexican players. Twelve league titles and a fierce rivalry with Club América define its legend.

21. Guadalajara Zoo

Coordinates
20.72838, -103.30833
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Opened in 1988 on the rim of the Huentitán Canyon, Guadalajara Zoo houses around 2,200 animals across 360 species. Its reptile house ranks among Latin America's largest, set against dramatic canyon views.

22. Autonomous University of Guadalajara

Coordinates
20.69, -103.42
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Founded on 3 March 1935, the Autonomous University of Guadalajara was Mexico's first private university. Born of a fierce debate over national education, it grew into a sprawling campus famed for medicine, engineering, and its owl-emblemed Tecos.

23. Coliseo GNP Seguros (Estadio 3 de Marzo)

Coordinates
20.69, -103.42
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Opened in 1971 as the Estadio Tres de Marzo, this Zapopan arena was named for its owner university's founding date. It hosted 1986 World Cup matches, sheltered the Tecos for decades, and now reopens as a major concert venue.

24. Guadalajara Metropolitan Area

Coordinates
20.6738, -103.3443
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Mexico's third-largest metropolis, this sprawl of eight municipalities holds more than 5,000,000 people across some 2,543 square kilometers. Anchored by Guadalajara and Zapopan, it drives Jalisco's economy and earns its title as a national technology powerhouse.

25. Zapopan

Coordinates
20.71667, -103.4
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Founded in 1541 among sapote trees, Zapopan grew from a small indigenous settlement into Jalisco's most populous municipality. Home of the beloved Virgin of Zapopan and now a high-tech industrial hub, it blends deep faith with modern industry.

26. Atemajac Valley

Coordinates
20.67, -103.36
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The Atemajac Valley is the high western plain, around 1,566 meters above sea level, where Guadalajara was finally settled on February 14, 1542, after three failed locations. Its broad, watered ground gave the city its lasting home.

27. State of Jalisco

Coordinates
20.67639, -103.34583
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Jalisco, the western Mexican state whose capital is Guadalajara, joined the federation in 1823. Birthplace of tequila, mariachi, and charreria, it gave the world many symbols Mexico holds dearest, captured in its motto: Jalisco is Mexico.

28. Guadalajara Historic Centre

Coordinates
20.675, -103.347
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Guadalajara's Historic Centre grew around its great cathedral, its first stone laid in 1561, into a dense colonial heart of plazas, churches, and seats of power. Its 18th-century landmarks crown the city founded in this valley in 1542.

29. San Juan de Dios Market (Mercado Libertad)

Coordinates
20.6752, -103.3396
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Opened in 1958 and designed by Alejandro Zohn, this concrete-shell complex holds roughly 2,980 stalls across three floors. Often called the largest indoor market in Latin America, it sells everything from huaraches to tortas ahogadas.

30. Plaza de los Mariachis

Coordinates
20.675, -103.34139
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In Guadalajara's old centre, beside the great San Juan de Dios market, the Plaza de los Mariachis fills with musicians for hire. Here in the heartland of mariachi, songs are bought one by one, late into the night.

31. Belén Cemetery

Coordinates
20.6875, -103.345
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Panteón de Belén is a 19th-century cemetery in Guadalajara, opened in 1848 and closed to burials in 1896. Its neoclassical tombs, Egyptian chapel, and storied ghost legends draw visitors to its quiet, shaded lanes.

32. Colonia Americana

Coordinates
20.672, -103.365
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Colonia Americana is a leafy Guadalajara neighborhood of Porfiriato-era mansions, cafes, and bars. Born in the early 20th century and named the world's coolest neighborhood by Time Out in 2022, it blends elegant architecture with a lively creative scene.

33. Avenida Chapultepec

Coordinates
20.671, -103.367
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Avenida Chapultepec is one of Guadalajara's most iconic avenues, laid out in 1948. Its tree-lined median, weekend craft stalls, restaurants, and bars make it the social spine of the Colonia Americana district.

34. Agua Azul Park

Coordinates
20.6597, -103.344
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Parque Agua Azul is a historic green space in Guadalajara, opened between 1946 and 1952.

35. Los Colomos Forest

Coordinates
20.71, -103.39
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Bosque Los Colomos is a 93-hectare urban forest straddling Guadalajara and Zapopan.

36. Chapalita Roundabout

Coordinates
20.664, -103.392
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A leafy traffic circle at the heart of Colonia Chapalita, this garden roundabout anchors one of Guadalajara's earliest planned suburbs and hosts a beloved weekend art and crafts market under its shade trees.

37. Tlaquepaque

Coordinates
20.61667, -103.31667
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San Pedro Tlaquepaque is a historic pottery town within the Guadalajara metro area, founded in 1530. Famed for ceramics, blown glass, and mariachi, its El Parián plaza and craft galleries earned it Pueblo Mágico status in 2018.

38. Tonalá

Coordinates
20.6239, -103.2339
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Tonalá is a historic ceramics town in the Guadalajara metro area, a pottery center since pre-Hispanic times. Its huge Thursday and Sunday tianguis street market draws thousands of vendors selling handmade crafts across the city.

39. Mercado de Abastos

Coordinates
20.662, -103.368
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Guadalajara's vast wholesale market sprawls across blocks along Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas, feeding the whole metropolis.

40. Lake Chapala

Coordinates
20.25, -103
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Mexico's largest freshwater lake stretches roughly 80 kilometers across the Jalisco highlands southeast of Guadalajara. Ringed by villages like Chapala and Ajijic, it draws migratory white pelicans each winter and has lured a large community of foreign retirees since the 1950s.

41. Tequila, Jalisco

Coordinates
20.88, -103.84
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This town northwest of Guadalajara gave the world its most famous spirit. Founded in 1530 beneath an extinct volcano, it sits amid blue agave fields named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006. Historic distilleries like La Rojeña still draw visitors to its cobbled streets.

42. Los Arcos del Milenio

Coordinates
20.67, -103.41
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Four soaring yellow steel arches mark a busy western intersection of Guadalajara. Designed by the sculptor Sebastián to greet the new millennium, the monument rises about 52 meters and weighs over 1,500 tons, a bold modern landmark that took years and several phases to complete.

43. Avenida Vallarta

Coordinates
20.674, -103.38
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Guadalajara's grand western avenue runs from the historic center toward the Minerva, named for jurist Ignacio Vallarta.

44. Zona Minerva

Coordinates
20.674, -103.387
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Guadalajara's polished western district takes its name from the Minerva fountain, an 8-meter bronze goddess unveiled in 1956. Around the great roundabout cluster the Arcos Vallarta, hotels, restaurants, and nightlife, making this the modern social and commercial heart of the city's west.

45. Santa Teresita neighbourhood

Coordinates
20.682, -103.364
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This working-class neighborhood north of downtown Guadalajara began to take shape in the late 1920s; its beloved market began as a series of stalls in the 1940s before the market building was constructed in 1951. Famous for some of the city's best street food and its lively tianguis, Santa Tere keeps generations of family-run stalls and a fiercely local spirit alive.

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