In keeping with running his administration under the motto Gobierno de la Gente (government of the people), Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya was one happy camper when he arrived at the Ajijic Malecón Wednesday, February 27 to give a pat on the back to good citizens who took charge of refurbishing the wooden benches lined up along the waterfront.

A long-time lakeside foreign resident fought off a would-be carjacker who assaulted her while she sat in her SUV parked on Ajijic’s Calle Independencia on Sunday, February 10.

The wave of execution-style shootings in the Chapala area continues with at least two confirmed fatalities registered since last weekend.

Ilox, lakeside’s new high-speed fiber optic Internet service provider, opened its Ajijic customer office this week and began trial runs for the first of 300 pre-paid clients.

Ajijic’s government building opposite the town plaza is the latest local Delegación office that will rely on sun god Tonatiuh for electricity.

Native son Juan Antonio Aguayo de la Cruz has been named the winner of a contest to design a name sign for San Antonio Tlayacapan.