General News

Four suspects have been apprehended and bound over for prosecution following investigations that led to the rescue of two Jocotepec berry farmers who were kidnapped in November.

With barely a month at the helm of City Hall under his belt, Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre has spent much of the past six weeks hobnobbing with state and federal officials and other public figures to seek support for programs and projects of benefit to his constituents.

The nightly Show de Nieve snow machine blizzards at Chapala City Hall were such a hit with the public that the program has been extended through the end of the year. 

Keeping faith with local Christmas season traditions, a pair of children portrayed the roles of Mary and Joseph for one of the posada processions held December 16 through 24 in Ajijic.

While scores of Lakeside area senior citizens took advantage of the December 9 through 16 Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Jocotepec to get their AstraZeneca booster shots, many others missed out on the opportunity.

Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre gave a shout-out to the Gringos Ajijic and Lakeside Facebook group in gratitude for the generous donation of Christmas dinner food packages distributed to employees of the municipality’s Aseo Pùblico sanitation department.

José Villalobos, Jesús Miramontes and Gerardo Rojas, founding members of the Cuarteto Romántico Los Flamingos, were among the performers appearing at the tribute to Ajijic musicians held Friday, December 17, at the Ajijic plaza esplanade.

Guided visits to vineyards and wineries sprouting up on Lake Chapala’s south shore could be the next great tourist attraction for the region, according to Xavier Orendáin de Obeso, Jalisco’s coordinator of Economic Growth and Economic Development.