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Little Chapel by the Lake
“Did you know,” asks Pastor Ken, “that the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a country with no land? Maybe it’s better described as a government in exile, but it’s recognized as a nation by the U.N., has a currency, and has open diplomatic relations with other countries.
Outstanding musicians and dancers from Costa Rica and the lakeside region will join up in Ajijic for a week-long cultural exchange and series of public performances scheduled January 23 to 30.
The fifth annual Festival Cultural Sangre Viva, slated for Friday, January 26 through Sunday, January 28 in Ajijic, will encompass diverse activities to develop connections to Mexico’s ancestral roots.
Viva La Musica presents a harpsichord and piano concert Thursday, January 25 at the Haus der Musik in Ajijic, featuring Dutch-Israeli pianist Michael Tsalka playing Baroque and Romantic music.
The giant artificial Christmas tree set up to decorate the Jocotepec plaza was destroyed by fire on the evening of January 1.
The corpse of a middle-aged man was found December 21 near the summit of the Cerro de San Miguel overlooking downtown Chapala.
Throngs of pilgrims will pour into the rural village of Cajititlan de los Reyes this weekend to demonstrate their devotion to the town’s religious patrons Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, better known as the Wisemen of the Orient.
