Some 20 expats took a Charter Club Tours bus from Ajijic to Tlaqueparte last Friday.

With high hopes of taking the reins of the next Chapala government, Movimiento Ciudadano mayoral candidate Moy Anaya mounted up Saturday, June 9 to lead several hundred equestrians for a ride along the campaign trail from San Nicolás de Ibarra to the municipal seat. Meanwhile, Tomás Figueroa, PRI candidate for the District 17 seat in the state legislature, saddled up with a group of supporters for a horsemen’s parade from Chapala to Ajijic held Sunday, June 10.

If elected to Chapala’s mayor seat, candidate Alejandro Aguirre (standing, second from left) pledges to set up a special office dedicated to assisting expat residents, complete with bilingual personnel and a 24/7 telephone line. 

A mountain of discarded tires piled up on the outskirts of Santa Cruz de la Soledad went up in flames in the early hours of Thursday, June 14.

Suggesting he will catch on to the coattails of Morena presidential candidate Andrés Manuel Obrador, former mayor Gerardo Degollado this week revealed poll numbers showing him in the lead of Chapala’s mayoral race.

The lakeside branch of the Jalisco College of Architects will host a candidates’ forum – open to the public, regardless of nationality – on matters related to urban development and planning scheduled for Monday, June 18, 6:15 p.m., at the association office, Calle Los Angeles 63 at the corner of San Diego in Riberas del Pilar.