A massive cloud emanating from the far side of the Cerro de García standing out prominently on Lake Chapala’s south shore alerted local authorities to the extensive forestland blaze that broke out on Tuesday, May 14.

The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) board of directors dropped a bombshell on guests present at its May 14 open meeting, announcing President Steve Balfour’s resignation in the session’s final minutes.

The University of Guadalajara (UdeG) has unveiled a statue of Raúl Padilla López, the institution’s former rector who took his own life in April 2023.