Lupita Martínez, the wife of Ajijic town administrator Juan Ramón Flores, died Thursday, August 20, after an extended battle against hemorrhagic dengue fever, the most severe form of the mosquito-borne disease that is now raging in the Lake Chapala region.

As confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection continue rising in the lakeshore region, a growing number of resident expats are appealing to local authorities for a serious crackdown against individuals and commercial enterprises that are not adhering to directives on social distancing, face mask use and other prevention measures.

Thousands of Chapala’s school age children are scheduled to remain at home as they “return” to classrooms on August 24, the official opening day of the 2020-21 academic term for students enrolled in local pre-school, primary, secondary and special needs institutions.

Three state police officers suffered minor injuries when their patrol truck rolled over on the uphill lanes of the of highway leading from  Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos to Chapala on Saturday, August 8. 

A team of Jalisco forensic investigators, aided by a pair of backhoes, has resumed excavations at a clandestine burial site located earlier this year in the mountainous outskirts of San Juan Cosalá.

In preparation for its Annual General Meeting set for Thursday, August 20, 10 a.m. to noon, the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) has sent out notice that sign-ups for new and renewed memberships will only be available three days in advance.