Chapala’s regulatory code on ecology and sustainable development took effect Wednesday, February 5, following approval by the City Council at its January 31 session.

Mexican horsemanship at its finest will be on display at the Gran Campeonato Charro VIP scheduled Thursday, February 13 through Sunday, February, 16 at Rancho Los Tres Potrillos, located on the Chapala-Guadalajara highway about halfway between Chapala and the Guadalajara airport. (Motorists heading there from Lakeside need to drive past the ranch on the left side of the road, and loop back via the turn-off to El Salto.)

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.