The waterfront at the malecón in San Antonio Tlayacapan has been transformed over the last two weeks by the removal of tons of aquatic vegetation that cluttered sweeping views of Lake Chapala and encouraged the proliferation of mosquitoes.

The Virgin of Zapopan turned up in Chapala after all on Sunday, July 12, although it was an abbreviated version of the annual summer visit when a multitude of the faithful normally gather to pray for Mother Mary’s divine intervention to bring the Lake Chapala region a bountiful rainy season.

With a steady chorus of woofs and howls going on at his back, Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya Aguilar presided at the opening of the Refugio Canino Municipal Tuesday, July 14.

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into plans for the Virgen de Zapopan’s traditional summer sojourn to Chapala.

The corpse of a presumed homicide victim was discovered in the early hours of Monday, June 29, on an isolated dirt road in the vicinity of the Boca Laguna waterskiing club on the outskirts of Santa Cruz de la Soledad.

Following his June 25 conviction for committing aggravated auto theft and related charges, a criminal identified as Abraham Alejandro “N” was sentenced to a nine-year prison term, and a 9,206-peso fine for reparation of damages.