General News

The Lake Chapala Bird Festival, held each year under the auspices of Instituto Corazón de la Tierra (ICT), is taking place through Sunday, June 9, with a program of activities starting in the framework of the local government’s Sustainable Energy Expo running this weekend at the Chapala Malecón.

Chapala’s waterfront promises to be abuzz with activity Thursday, May 30 through Sunday, June 2 during the run of Expo Internacional de Prácticas y Energías Sustentables, a multi-faceted event revolving around climate change and other environmental issues that impact Lake Chapala.

As if the current Chapala government hadn’t already started out with a heap of financial and legal troubles inherited from previous administrations, new headaches have emerged in recent days.

U.S. Consul General Robin Matthewman welcomes Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya as one of the guest dignitaries invited to take a shovel at the May 14 ground-breaking at the new site of the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara.

For altering the federal zone of Lake Chapala without proper authorization from the National Water Commission (Conagua), the Chapala government is facing a steep fine and the possible demolition of the Jesús Pescador statue and unfinished bridge linking the waterfront Malecón to the artificial island where the towering religious figure stands.

It was a scary night for inhabitants of upper Ajijic when a brush fire broke out Saturday, May 18 around 9:30 p.m.

Chapala traffic cops have finally cracked down on persistent parking violations observed on Calle Allen W. Lloyd in San Antonio Tlayacapan.

While lagging behind authorities in the Guadalajara metro area, the Chapala government is preparing to initiate enforcement of Jalisco’s tough noise control legislation in the near future.