As the Christmas season goes into full swing this weekend, Lake Chapala area residents will have multiple opportunities to attend special events and observe traditional Mexican holiday customs.

Lakesiders and their guests should have no problem finding just the right taste for Christmas. Several local restaurants will be open on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day to make your holiday culinary dreams come true. Lots of people in the Lake Chapala area like to eat out – so make the reservations for your holiday right away.

Winter has come early for the 80,000 indigenous people living the northern rim of the Copper Canyon in Chihuahua but the cold, though miserable, will pale in comparison to the food shortages they may soon face.

Ajijic contractor Marcos Zaragoza (left) shows Mayor Jesus Cabrera his miniature mock-up of the town plaza following a superficial makeover that is set to get under way within the coming week.

Ajijic’s annual Raices Gastronomicas food festival will be held Sunday, December 18, 3 p.m. on the town’s central plaza.

Lakeside’s newest medical complex at Plaza Interlago on the Libramiento offers residents a host of services in top-notch facilities.