To avoid the current crush at Chapala City Hall, taxpayers may want to hold off for awhile to take advantage of the outreach program planned by the municipal Catastro (land registry) office.

As lakeside communities celebrated Día de Reyes on January 6, scores of little nippers got a kick out of whacking goody-filled piñatas at the traditional village fiesta hosted by Delegación Ajijic.

The Hospital Comunitario de Jocotepec (HCJ) is already operating under the guidelines of the federal government’s newly launched Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar (Insabi).

A freak accident reported late December 25 in Ajijic left three parked vehicles piled in a heap and a utility pole severed at the base.

Business at government offices in Chapala will be bustling as of Monday, January 6 following the holiday vacation period, as local residents start pouring in to cover annual fiscal responsibilities and take advantage of early-bird discount rates. Here is a user’s guide to what is due and where to pay.

Inhabitants of lakeshore communities have become increasingly fearful about public security matters due to an alarming rise in missing persons reports in the area.