The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
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.
The body of well-known local athlete Enrique Camarena Camberos was discovered in the hills above the lakeside village of Tlachichilco del Carmen on Saturday, December 27.
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.
By a majority vote in the Jalisco State Legislature, the Magic Town of Ajijic will break administrative ties with Chapala to become the 126th municipality in the state of Jalisco.
The recent vote was approved by all legislators except for members of the Partido Acción Nacional, acting in solidarity with Mayor Alejandro Aguirre, who stands to go down in history for losing Chapala’s principal cash cow.
Election of Ajijic’s first mayor and city Council is slated for April 1, 2026. The new independent government will be seated on July 4.
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.
Although the City Hall press office had not yet released pertinent information at press time, we can assume that the Chapala government will sponsor a public New Year’s Eve shindig as it has in recent years.
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.
The Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce (Canaco) has named the Lake Chapala Society the most resilient enterprise in the lakeside region.
