The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Juana Bravo Lázaro, one of the indigenous cooks who were instrumental in gaining international distinction for Mexico’s traditional cuisine, will be on hand as a star representative of her home state of Michoacán at the Fiesta Purépecha running Thursday, December 12 to Sunday, December 15 at the Ajijic Plaza.
Chapala’s Centro Integral de Justicia Regional (Cenijure), located on the outskirts of Hacienda de Labor, has been rated as the worst of nine Jalisco prisons in a recent evaluation by the National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH).
Chapala’s Ecology Advisory Council this week put its stamp of approval on a draft of the Municipal Animal Protection Code, a regulatory initiative that has been in the works for the past three years.
A fisherman from the south shore town of Tizapán el Alto is the latest drowning victim of Lake Chapala’s sometimes treacherous waters.
Chapala’s municipal Traffic Department dispatched a crew this week to paint yellow and white stripes across the speed reduction bumps recently built into the newly repaved surface of the Libramiento bypass.
Forget 911. Chapala area residents wishing to report crimes and security concerns are encouraged to communicate directly with top officers at the local police department.
Chapala appears to be on the losing end of the budgetary policies of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his legislative allies.
Ajijic’s recycling program has advanced with great strides since its inception 12 months ago, according to Esther Parada, a board member of the citizens committee in charge of operating the project, who presented a progress report to the Chapala Ecology Council at its December 3 session.
Chapala holds a new national distinction after being awarded the title “Señorial e Insigne Ciudad” (Noble and Distinguished City) by the National Federation of Mexican Chronicler Associations (FEDACROM).
