No sooner had our heads begun to clear and trembling pets emerged from hiding places in the wake of Ajijic’s rowdy San Andrés fiestas, than the daily roar of sky rockets resumed, this time blasting out on the west side of the village where the novenario honoring the Virgin of Guadalupe runs from December 4 through 12.

A passenger bus en route from Chapala to Guadalajara ran off the highway and rolled over in the vicinity of Buenavista in the rainy early hours of Thursday, December 7.

Jalisco authorities have announced the arrest of two suspects implicated in the murder of Venezuelan national Guillki Maika Torres Obelmejias, an amateur singer, radio host and entertainment publicist whose body was found Sunday, December 3 on a property in Chapala’s Barrio de Guadalupe.

The crystallization of the Latitude Margaritaville International (LMI) at Lake Chapala is progressing at a steady pace, as verified this week by John Cohlan, CEO of Margaritaville Holdings LLC.

The publication of “Bravados,” a collection of stories by 21 local writers, will be launched at a Meet the Authors event taking place Thursday, December 7, 1 to 3 p.m., at the Lake Chapala Society south campus.

Lake Chapala landscapes and local talent will be the focus of the first Chapala Indie Film Festival (CIFF), set for a debut run from Friday, December 8 through Sunday, December 10.