Expats back carnaval queen candidate

Zuly Flores de la Torre, candidate for queen of Chapala’s 2016 Mardi Gras festivities, joins Mayor Javier Degollado (left) and Lakeside Assistance Group President John Kelly, named to boost expatriate community support on her behalf, for a photo call.

The 17-year-old Chapala student aims to win the crown through a fundraising campaign to open a seniors’ rehab center in Ajijic.