A team of engineers contracted by the federal Ministry of Communications and Transport  (SCT) arrived in Chapala on Friday, May 22 to conduct a seven-day bathymetric study at the Chapala waterfront, marking a big step forward in plans to dredge the lake bottom with the aim of facilitating navigation around the city pier.

Observations of Chapala tourist boat operators coincide with official data indicating that Lake Chapala’s water level is significantly higher than it was one year ago.

Five of the seven registered candidates in the race for the Chapala mayor’s seat have confirmed their participation in the municipality’s first-ever officially 

sanctioned campaign debate. The event, organized under the auspices of the District 17 Electoral Council, will take place on Tuesday, May 26, starting at 6 p.m., in closed quarters on the campus of Chapala’s Escuela Preparatoria Regional.

Three lakeside area resident expatriates were swallowed up by Lake Chapala’s treacherous waters after setting off on a sailing excursion Monday, May 18.

The modus operandi of a break-in reported last week at a home on the west side of Ajijic suggests the reappearance of the infamous pepper-spray bandit who has targeted numerous expat residences over the past several years. 

After nearly two years in the works, Jocotepec’s newly finished community hospital went into operation on Saturday, May 16.