Ajijic town administrator Hector España keeps pulling new tricks out of his sleeve. Last week he and Chapala Sport Council chief Jesus Dario Hernandez buddied up to a lead family-oriented bicycle excursion around the village. The bi-monthly bike rides will be repeated June 7 and on alternately Fridays thereafter, wheeling out from the plaza at 7 p.m.

Ajijic town administrator Hector España has unveiled a plan to utilize the beach area just east of the local pier as a paid parking zone, taking effect as of Monday, June 3.  

The mountain range overlooking the most populated segment of Lake Chapala’s north shore has gained a hypothetical shield against human depredation under the “Cerro Viejo-Chupinaya-Los Sabinos” Natural Protected Area (ANP) decree formally enacted by the Jalisco government on May 18.

Under the title Manos para cuidar el Lago (Hands to care for the Lake), a loose-knit group of local activists is putting out the call for volunteers to conduct a massive one-day clean-up of Lake Chapala’s shoreline, slated for Saturday, June 1, from 9 to 11 a.m.

The Jalisco Attorney General’s office (FGE) has revealed that two former policemen are among the six suspects put behind bars as prime suspects in a series of high profile crimes of violence committed earlier this year in the lakeside area.

“Water is a symbol of life. The water in this fountain represents the lives of four beloved women.” With these simple words, Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta led the May 10 dedication of the towering cantera stone fountain installed at the east end of Ajijic’s waterfront park.

Marble plaques embedded around the foot of the fountain bear the names Julia Ramos, Zara Alexeyewa, Neill James and Juanita Reed engraved in gold letters.

“Today we want to express gratitude for their contributions to our community, and take this opportunity to salute all mothers, present and absent,” Huerta remarked during the ceremony held on Mexico’s Dia de las Madres.