Ajijic’s unbridled salute to spiritual patron Saint Andrew the Apostle blasts off Thursday, November 21, continuing on a festive roll through the end of the month.

This weekend Chapala’s Club de Yates will host the 18th annual Feria Maestros del Arts where the grounds will be transformed into a paradise for shoppers in the market for top grade handicrafts and folk art brought in from all parts of Mexico.

When some hear the word “queer” passed around positively, they may wonder why an old-school pejorative is describing a member of the LGBT community — that is to say,  anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Just four days after meeting with Chapala residents to discuss local crime and safety issues, Jalisco’s Security Cabinet chief Macedonio Tamez made good on his commitment to help get drunk drivers off the roads.

The municipality of Chapala has been designated to become a new and vibrant regional hub for cultural activities, announced Jalisco Minister of Culture Giovana Jaspersen during a meeting with local representatives of all forms of artistic expression.

The body of U.S. citizen Jason Eric Bailey, 53, was discovered early Thursday, November 7, in the rental home he occupied in the Hamacas Country Villas condo complex in San Antonio Tlayacapan.