Ale Eguiarte: Chapu time

In Av. Chapultepec something happens Saturday night (sometimes in Fridays, and other things happen on Sundays and other days of the week but we talking about SATURDAYS specifically).

All the avenue turns into a multicultural fair, we can see from hipsters to Tarahumaras selling their crafts. More than a year ago Chapu was one of my favorite places to hang out with family and friends, because it was a very cool place rarely known by all the prole of Guadalajara, but now…. everyone knows Chapultepec! And know the avenue is full, and is a little bit difficult to see the stands, but as the visitors grow, the concerts and the expositions.

History:

At first it was called Lafayette, perhaps French ancestry of the inhabitants of the area. After the Mexican Revolution Guadalajara’s streets were renamed according to the history of the country, among them Lafayette happened to be called after the place in the capital where significant events occurred.

In 1948, during the government of Jesus Gonzalez Gallo, urbanizing the area where is located Chapultepec, which becomes avenue thanks to the work of architect Jalisco Julio de la Peña. Today it is one of the most beautiful in the city, Guadalajara and visited by tourists because of the many options and attractions offered.

Stands:

The stands used to be divided in 3 the first part were paintings, some amazing ones!, in the second part we can find some awesome accessories, cloths and crafts and in the third section is of second hand books. But know everything is mixed, the paintings stands are disappearing, also the books stands that are few now.

Urban artists:

We can see some artistic representations, like the boys dancing break dance, the group playing with percussions and wind instruments, and also two clowns that have a show with a monocycle, hilarious!

Night life:

We can see bars, restaurants, coffees, and placed to dance Latin rhythms, and now with the new mall “Las Ramblas” we can have more options. Some examples could be Bananas, Wings Army, El Rincon de los Rumberos, La estación de Lulio, IHOP (lml) and the typical tacos between las ramblas and LOB ( the boutique).

Chapu is one of the favorite places for the Tapatios to visit in Saturday night in a party plan, not only on Saturday but this is the day that is full.