General News

Traffic on Chapala’s Avenida Madero has been rerouted for the past week as intersections between Calles Degollado and Raúl Navarro have been blocked off during the installation of crucial infrastructure for the main street renovation project.

The Lake Chapala Orchestra changes its focus to the music of France for its next two concerts, both held on Saturday December 9, 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at Lakeside Presbyterian Church. There will be no intermission.

Barrio de Quilmes, the Argentine steakhouse attached to the Ajijic pier, has been officially cleared of polluting Lake Chapala with the release of the findings of a September inspection carried out by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (PROFEPA).

Around 20 local chess players took on the challenge to test their skills against international grandmaster Oleiny Linares on Saturday, November 18.

Government officials and cultural leaders from the Chinese city of Xiamen and the municipality of Chapala met on Friday, November 25  to sign a letter of intent for a twinning agreement between the two communities.

Isabel Oropeza Vazquez beamed as she crossed the finish line at Chapala’s November 19 half marathon 21-kilometer race.

The latest accident at the perilous intersection of the Chapala-Jocotepec highway and the Libramiento bypass that occurred on Sunday, November 26 had devastating consequences for a pair of innocent bystanders.

Inspectors from Chapala’s Urban Planning department slapped a closure order on the gates of a waterfront property located in Riberas del Pilar on Sunday, November 19 just two hours after being alerted that a backhoe was detected filling in federal land that pertains to Lake Chapala.