The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Dozens of Chapala residents converged in downtown Guadalajara on Monday, March 23, to raise their voices against the development of the León–Solís aqueduct project, which they view as a direct threat to the sustainability of Lake Chapala.
Chapala’s Calle Zaragoza has been fully reopened following a five-month partial closure for a major overhaul.
The Lake Chapala Society held a fractious and chaotic Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the membership on Tuesday, March 17. In the immediate aftermath and on the following morning, serious questions were raised about the results of the election of new board officers and the very legality of the proceedings.
A recent court ruling by the Jalisco Electoral Tribunal (TEJ) has all but guaranteed that Chapala’s next mayor will be a woman.
Mexico’s Easter observances go into full swing during Semana Santa (Holy Week), running this year from Palm Sunday, March 29, through Easter Sunday, April 5. The traditional prelude to those seasonal religious activities is the tribute to La Virgen de Dolores (Our Lady of Sorrows), taking place on the last Friday of Lent, coming up on March 27.
Easter celebrations in Mexico are not about a fictional bunny, hunting for painted eggs and baskets filled with jelly beans, marshmallow chicks and chocolates. It is a time of solemn religious observances and theatrical representations of the Passion of Jesus Christ derived from the evangelization practices of the country’s earliest Christian missionaries.
Days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer, yes. But the proliferation of showy tree blossoms is the sign that truly tells us that spring is just around the corner.
Over the past ten years, the Ajijic Feria de la Capirotada has been an annual highlight of the pre-Easter season. It was created as a unique culinary fair to showcase the sumptuous Mexican version of bread pudding, a favorite dessert specialty prepared exclusively during Lent.
A Chapala real estate company is handling the sale of an outstanding historic landmark in the heart of downtown Chapala.
