In a new shuffle of Chapala government officials, Mayor Alejandro Aguirre announced the appointment of Jesús Escamilla Ramos as the new administrator of  Ajijic, effective on Tuesday, January 6. 

The Chapala government started receiving payments for 2026 property taxes and SIMAPA water and sewage service fees on Friday, January 2, six days ahead of the announced end of its full staff vacation period. 

Neighbors of Ajijic’s west end again pumped high spirits into the start of a new year with the traditional Año Nuevo parade.

As a result of the work carried out by the Deputy Attorney General’s Office of Investigation based in Chapala, a regional court judge issued an order to bring charges against a local man for his alleged responsibility in a case of aggravated homicide. 

In 1978, long before Ajijic became known as an epicenter of fine dining, Armando García Castro opened La Cabaña, a cozy restaurant located opposite the village plaza, popularized for introducing a unique menu of international cuisine.  Armando passed away in March 2022, but by good fortune, his family is reviving the memory of this pioneering restaurateur with the latest addition to the local dining scene.

Agents of the Jalisco Investigation Police, in coordination with the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Chapala municipal police, recently recovered and seized heavy-duty construction machinery reported as stolen during their execution of a search warrant at the Colinas de Montebello housing development on the outskirts of San Antonio Tlayacapan.