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Couple snared in phony kidnapping scheme

Investigators assigned to the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Specialized Unit to Combat Kidnapping (UECS) unraveled the twisted tale of a couple who were swindled in a recent telephone extortion scam perpetrated while they were lodged in San Juan Cosalá.

Ajijic plaza renovation gets started

Work on the partial renovation of Ajijic’s central plaza finally got underway Wednesday, January 6, as a work crew began demolition of the adoquín flooring of the raised platform running the full length across the northern perimeter.

Chapala sets 2021 budget

In its final 2020 session on Tuesday, December 17, the Chapala Cabildo (City Council) approved the municipality’s spending budget for the coming calendar year.

Ajijic’s wacky New year’s kickoff

Year after year, Ajijic’s madcap Año Nuevo parade has wowed spectators with creative handiwork applied to a string of quirky floats, platoons of paraders decked out in funny costumes, plenty of high-spirited antics and the lively tunes of marching bands peppered with potent sky rockets.

Trash collection suspended for New Year’s

Chapala´s Sanitation Department has issued notice that regularly scheduled trash collection has been suspended for Thursday, December 31, and Friday, January 1, due to the holiday closing of the landfill facility that handles deposits of the municipality’s solid waste.