Of the new programs being unveiled by the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) the most valuable may be Experimenta Mexico, a new multi-cultural series of programs for both Mexicans and expats.

The Virgin of Zapopan made a regal entrance to Chapala last Sunday riding aboard a float adorned with a huge floral arrangement and life-size models of the recently sainted 20th century Popes John XXIII and John Paul II.

The only thing that depressed Glenda Lacy after she moved into her home on the upper Ajijic street of San Juan de las Colinas was the sight of acres of weeds choking the empty lots that studded her new neighborhood.

Summer rains have turned upper Ajijic’s Arroyo del Tepalo into a natural playground for local families.

Kids take special delight in splashing in the cool waters that are now streaming down the three waterfalls located along the popular hiking path. 

Photo by Dale Palfrey

Running teams representing Canada and the United States will arrive in Ajijic next week to vie for honors in the 2014 North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) Mountain Championship.

Plenty of fun was had at the American Legion Post Seven July 4 party with music, dancing and raffles.