General News

Cadres of Jalisco traffic police returned to the Chapala area on Saturday, August 2 to continue the Salvando Vidas (Saving Lives) program aimed at catching motorists who drive while under the influence of alcohol.

After completing a four-week course in basic carpentry, 25 men and women from San Antonio Tlayacapan are now heading down a firm path towards economic self-sufficiency.

Merchants at Ajijic’s Wednesday street market (tianguis) will be relocated over the next three weeks while a work crew temporarily takes over Calle Revolución to install lines of pedestrian-friendly stone pavers down the center of the cobblestone street.

Three experienced mountain runners from the lakeside area are getting ready to pack their bags and head off to Europe for major international competitions scheduled for next month.

The Lake Chapala area has been chosen as a new focal point for Jalisco’s permanent campaign to get drunk drivers off the road.

An elderly long-time expat resident suffered a harsh beating at the hands of an intruder who broke into his central Ajijic home in the early hours of Thursday, July 17.

Two men and 41 women have become certified nursing aides after finishing the second 12-month basic health care study program sponsored by the Chapala municipal government.  Blanca Covarrubias (left) happily shakes hands with Dr. José de Jesús González, director of Chapala’s state-run Centro de Salud, after receiving her diploma and delivering a brief speech on behalf of her classmates at the July 29 graduation ceremony. Contact information for all program graduates is available at the City Hall Comusida office.

A surprise appointment announced by Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta has put enforcement of municipal regulations in the hands Carlos Rosales Pérez, one of the city government’s sternest critics.