Chapala’s Municipal Traffic Department has registered 26 single and multiple vehicle highway accidents since the start of 2020, averaging out to nearly one per day.

Statistics registered by Jalisco’s Tourism Department (Secturjal) indicate that hotel business in the Lakeshore region dropped by nine percent over the recent December-January holiday season in comparison with the previous year, falling from a 63.79 to 54.74 percent occupancy rate.

The heat is on for Lakeside’s 42nd annual Mexican National Chili Cookoff, set to run Friday, February 7, through Sunday, February 9, at Tobolandia Water Park, located on the Chapala-Ajijic highway just west of the Libramiento intersection.

Three pint-size scholars stole the show, outshining Mayor Moisés Anaya at the ceremony commemorating Mexico’s Constitution Day, held Wednesday, February 5 in front of Chapala City Hall.

Shopkeepers in the heart of Ajijic were blindsided late last week when they discovered that a new construction project will put an Oxxo outlet practically at their doorsteps.

A local resident recently started up an online petition to increase the number of Ajijic parking spaces designated for the handicapped, with more than 800 signatures reportedly collected to date.