Agents from the Jalisco Special Prosecutor’s Office for Disappeared (FEPD) returned this week to the house located on the western outskirts of Ajijic, where eight abduction captives were rescued alive on June 16.

The beloved statue of the Virgen de Zapopan is scheduled to tour lakeshore communities over the coming week as is customary in the latter half of October, to give thanks for each year’s rainy season.

Following last week’s announcement of the closing of Chapala area cemeteries on Monday, November 2, the local government order has been amended to cover the extended three-day period of Day of the Dead commemorations starting Saturday, October 31, as dictated by state authorities.

As Chapala’s Protección Civil y Bomberos (firefighters) unit continues the hunt for at least one crocodile spotted recently along Lake Chapala’s shoreline, an aquatic team from state Civil Protection was dispatched last week to join the search.

Chapala’s Malecon is receiving throngs of weekend visitors, with many flouting Covid-19 mask wearing regulations.

With the coronavirus pandemic still rampant in Jalisco, lakeside residents are concerned about the prospect of a seasonal influenza outbreak looming on the horizon.