Weather puts on show over lake
Early risers witnessed a rare weather phenomena Tuesday, August 4, when several waterspouts appeared over Lake Chapala.
Early risers witnessed a rare weather phenomena Tuesday, August 4, when several waterspouts appeared over Lake Chapala.
In response to weekend visitors and local inhabitants who ignore Covid-19 prevention protocols, the Chapala municipal government has instigated a program of foot patrols to keep watch on the waterfront boardwalk zones in Chapala and Ajijic where people tend to congregate.
The excavation of a huge swath of land hovering over Chapala’s Barrio de Lourdes and the Hotel Montecarlo has caused alarm and public protest after photographs of the chewed-up site recently circulated on social media.
Four months after closing the gates and suspending regular activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) is making strides to prepare for reopening, in time to hold the annual general meeting of the membership, tentatively scheduled for August 20.
Testing for the Sars-CoV-2 virus is currently available at two private labs in the Chapala area.
His very name, José Milagro, attests to the rough start to life experienced by the eight-year old Chapala boy who has gained hope for a brighter future following the orthopedic surgery he underwent last week at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Mexico City.
Lakeside residents who have experienced problems getting phone calls through to Chapala area landlines are advised that, as of the first of this week, the former area code must be used for dialing up local numbers.