General News

The mayors of Chapala, Jocotepec, Tuxcueca and Tizapán el Alto are on a mission to formally link their respective municipalities in a single metropolitan zone.  

Giant letters spelling out CHAPALA in multiple colors were installed this week at the Chapala waterfront opposite the Beer Garden as a new attraction for visitors and residents who want to snap souvenir photos with Mexico’s largest lake as a backdrop.

A new endeavor to manage the proliferation of lirio acuático (water hyacinth) in Lake Chapala will be launched in around two months’ time, Magdalena Ruiz Mejia, the head of Jalisco’s Ministry of the Environment and Territorial Development (Semadet), told the Reporter this week.

After three months on the go as Mayor Javier Degollado’s designated liaison with Chapala’s expatriate community, Gloria Perales found time this week to come up for air long enough to introduce herself to readers of the Guadalajara Reporter.

Chapala’s Catastro Land Registry has launched a novel mobile tax collection service for the convenience of property owners who reside in fraccionamientos (subdivisions) and gated communities. 

The emblematic Fuente de Pescadores in the heart of Chapala’s tourist zone has been refurbished with the installation of dancing fountains, nighttime lighting in revolving colors, and lake-themed decorative touches for the surrounding walkways. Metal mesh nets for the fisherman statues and other new details are still in the works.

Although the primary function of Chapala’s Clinica Municipal is to provide free medical attention and basic health care to local government employees, the facility is also open to the general public who seek services at modest costs.

The Chapala government welcomed in 2016 with a free New Year’s Eve party at the waterfront Malecón, climaxing with a dazzling fireworks display fired up at the stroke of midnight.