The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Ajijic will be roused from slumber throughout the entire month of October as skyrockets are fired at dawn, summoning the faithful to early morning prayers in honor of La Virgen del Rosario. Residents who dislike the blast of cohetes are advised to stock up on earplugs or white-noise devices ahead of time.
Lakeside DayBreak Dementia Support will focus on the role of caregivers at the group’s second 2025 public awareness program. The presentation will take place on Sunday, October 5, 4:30 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Calle San Lucas 19 in Riberas del Pilar.
Saturday’s colorful Regata del Globos hot air balloon extravaganza was a delightful experience for the thousands of people who showed up at Ajijic’s soccer field. Although overcast, the rain held off and many dozens of balloons flew up into the afternoon and evening sky toward the mountains.
A group of students at the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Chapala staged a peaceful on-campus protest on Tuesday, September 23.
The burgeoning waters of the Río Lerma, fueled by intense rainstorms this month, recently pushed the river over its banks into fields and towns along the eastern extremes of Lake Chapala.
In a daring overnight heist early Thursday, September 18, criminals hauled away the automatic teller machine (ATM) installed outside the west Ajijic branch of Intercam Banco.
Students and parents from Escuela Primaria Saúl Rodiles Piña took advantage of their participation in the Ajijic Día de Independencia parade to express dissatisfaction with the delays in rehabilitating the school’s facilities. They carried handmade signs as they marched through the streets, stopping to hang their messages of concern on the exterior fence as they passed the school’s location on Calle Hidalgo.
A vintage photo of the Chapala Malecón shows the lake rising to flood levels in October 1967, compared with a recent image taken earlier this week.
Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre Curiel is scheduled to deliver his annual Informe de Gobierno on Thursday, September 25, at 5 p.m. at the Centro para la Cultura y las Artes on the highway in La Floresta.
