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Bonjour à tous / Hello everyone,

My buddy Lee Carter introduced me to the world of Google blogs this summer. His reports from the Universiade team training camp in Winnipeg as well as the ones from the FISU Games were awesome.

Just thought I would use the same format to report from the Pan Am Games. So bare with me for now, this is still a test.

I will be reporting from Guadalajara on a daily basis. I will also alternate languages between English and French each day so I can save myself some translation time.

Guadalajara is a municipality, the capital of the state of Jalisco, and the namesake for the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area.  The city is located in the western part of the Mexican Republic, in Jalisco's central region.

Besides being recognized as one of Mexico's most influential cultural, industrial, and economic powerhouses, Guadalajara is world-renowned for its traditions and for its artistic, cultural, and recreational attractions.

Guadalajara was founded in 1542 and was permanently incorporated into the Atemajac Valley more than 464 years ago.  Pride and majesty, magic and beauty, are the attributes that blend harmoniously with the unstoppable progress of a city ahead of its time; a cradle of traditions that combines its colonial architecture, its culture and folklore, to become one the most recognizable symbols of Mexican culture worldwide.

Boasting a privileged geographical location, Guadalajara is at the center of the most important activities in business, industry, the economy, culture, and sports.  As a result, the city is a key player in world-class events, and has been confirmed as a great host in such events as the First Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, which took place in 1991, as well as the Third Latin American, Caribbean, and European Union Summit in 2004.

See you soon.

JB