The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
I was all set to pen an upbeat commentary on the holiday season. But life in Ajijic is always subject to unexpected occurrences that throw the mind off track.
Like other communities across the nation, towns in the Lake Chapala area are winding up for one of Mexico’s most fervently celebrated religious holidays, the December 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
A team of officials from Jalisco’s Infrastructure and Public Works Department (SIOP) arrived in Chapala early Wednesday, December 7, to evaluate progress on the reconstruction of Avenida Francisco Madero, the city’s main north-south thoroughfare.
The end of the year holiday season is suddenly upon us.
As Ajijic’s festivities surrounding the yearly tribute to spiritual patron San Andrés Apostol kick into action next week, local families will welcome the return of Los Hijos Ausentes, the relatives who come back to town from places of residence in the United States and other parts of Mexico.
When I popped in to the Lake Chapala Society to cover the installation of the Before I Die bucket list wall, a picked up a handful of the memorial cards that were made up for the November 1 Celebration of Life ceremony.
Philanthropy is a quality that has long been a golden thread woven into the fabric of the Lake Chapala area’s expatriate community.
