Part-time lakeside resident Bob Golly, 81, was among the plucky runners competing last Sunday in Ajijic’s 20th anniversary Chupinaya mountain races.

Foreign residents in the Ajijic area have been put on high alert by a rash of recent home burglaries, including at least two home invasions in which victims were held at gunpoint. 

Homeowners in the lakeside subdivision of Chula Vista declared a minor victory this week after gaining concessions from municipal authorities to provide tactical support in an ongoing battle to keep businesses out of their single-family residential zone.

The summer wet season is going strong, bringing seasonal blessings to Lake Chapala.

Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado seems to be living up to his government slogan “Rescatar para Transformar” (Rescue to Transform), recently picking up the pace of projects that are changing the face of public spaces in every corner of the community. 

A state-funded program aimed at controlling excessive aquatic weed growth in Lake Chapala is slated to get underway this summer, according to a spokesman for the Intermunicipal Association for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development (Aipromades)