The Guadalajara Reporter
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A throng of nearly 3,000 local and visiting pilgrims took over central Chapala on Sunday, July 10, to welcome La Virgen de Zapopan and raise prayers for her divine intervention to protect the wellbeing of Lake Chapala.
The cat is finally out of the bag. Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre has gone public, acknowledging that he has not ruled out seeking the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) candidacy in Jalisco’s next gubernatorial race, set for 2024.
Agents from the Regional Prosecutor’s Office executed an arrest warrant issued against a man identified as Cristhian Antonio M. for his probable involvement in a case of attempted homicide registered in August 2021.
In the aftermath of recent hiking incidents that have put several people at risk of injury or worse, Ajijic’s Brigada Xupinayatl has shared sage advice for anyone interested in exploring the mountain range that spans Lake Chapala’s north shore, between Chapala and Jocotepec.
The District V Regional Prosecutor’s Office based in Chapala reports the arrest and link to judicial process of two local businessmen accused of committing the crime of administrative fraud against a deceased investor in a shopping center located in the municipality.
The topic of maintaining gender parity on Chapala’s city council turned into the main point of discussion at the governing body’s lengthy session held Tuesday, June 28.
Jocotepec Mayor José Miguel Gómez López and his city council have put Grupo Integral de Recolección y Reciclados de Occidente, S.A de C.V. (GIRRSA) on notice that they are preparing to rescind the company’s concession contract for collecting the municipality’s solid waste, unless deficiencies in its service are remedied within the first two weeks of this month.
Assuming that the Covid pandemic subsides by next fall, Chapala’s phenomenal Feria Maestros del Arte will take place as scheduled from November 11 to 13, once again at the waterfront Club de Yates.
North shore motorists are advised to take heed of this sign posted at points along the stretch of the Chapala-Jocotepec highway running through La Floresta.
