Rumors concerning a teacher suspected of sexually abusing her pupils at a kindergarten in the town of San Nicolas de Ibarra have been stirring since last April.

A steady drizzle that began well before sun-up slackened as soon as the Virgin of Zapopan arrived in Chapala Sunday, July 9, for her annual summer visit, allowing a throng of around 7,000 pilgrims to stay dry while raising prayers for a bountiful 2017 rainy season and good fortunes for Mexico’s largest lake.

Chapala’s public works department has dispatched a crew of laborers to Ajijic to fill in potholes and smooth out defects that hinder passage along the town’s cobblestone streets. 

A colossal statue of Santo Santiago is being installed at the main entrance to Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos in conjunction with the town’s annual fiestas patronales, taking place July 16 through 25.

After 35 years of contented living in free union, Edith Gisela González Rodríguez, 65, and Socorro García Aguilar, 62, legally tied the knot at a civil marriage ceremony held Monday, July 10 at Chapala City Hall.

Would you like to see pedestrian and bicycle friendly improvements for the narrowest stretch of highway running through Ajijic? Would you approve reducing parking spaces to make that possible?