General News

While the third Monday of November is set on Mexico’s holiday calendar as the official day-off to commemorate the 1910 outbreak of the Mexican Revolution, Lake Chapala’s principal north shore communities are sticking with the historical date of November 20 to put on traditional parades and sporting events.

When some hear the word “queer” passed around positively, they may wonder why an old-school pejorative is describing a member of the LGBT community — that is to say,  anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

As earth inhabitants take stock of worries about the impending threats of global warming, Chapala resident Christian Robertson is teaming up with the Mexican community in a project aimed at combating the climate crisis on the local level.

Just four days after meeting with Chapala residents to discuss local crime and safety issues, Jalisco’s Security Cabinet chief Macedonio Tamez made good on his commitment to help get drunk drivers off the roads.

Ajijic’s unbridled salute to spiritual patron Saint Andrew the Apostle blasts off Thursday, November 21, continuing on a festive roll through the end of the month.

The municipality of Chapala has been designated to become a new and vibrant regional hub for cultural activities, announced Jalisco Minister of Culture Giovana Jaspersen during a meeting with local representatives of all forms of artistic expression.

This weekend Chapala’s Club de Yates will host the 18th annual Feria Maestros del Arts where the grounds will be transformed into a paradise for shoppers in the market for top grade handicrafts and folk art brought in from all parts of Mexico.

The body of U.S. citizen Jason Eric Bailey, 53, was discovered early Thursday, November 7, in the rental home he occupied in the Hamacas Country Villas condo complex in San Antonio Tlayacapan.