21st century voyage: Guadalajara has sailed proudly from the 16th century into its current role as an electronics industry harbor.(International Trading Supplement)

From: Recycling Today | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Rovelo, Carlos Antonio | Copyright information

In ancient Rome, Athens and Machu Picchu, great thinkers had the visions for buildings that were to represent their cultures. Dreaming that their cities and artistic expressions would long outlast them, they employed the leading architects, builders and artists of their time to plan and raise public structures.

Guadalajara, capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, is still such a city--timeless, born out of extraordinary events. Founded four-and-a-half centuries ago in 1...

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