General News

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.

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.

Cooperation between Mexican and United States authorities led to the capture of a man and woman sought by Texas police as suspects of felony theft, and persons of interest in a recent double homicide case.

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.

The Chapala government is preparing to run a public opinion poll to select the design for pedestrian crosswalks in central Ajijic before continuing the rehabilitation of Calle Constitución-Ocampo.

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.

A launch party for a new helicopter tour service held Saturday, October 28 at Chapala’s Cristiania Park was applauded by the local government for introducing an innovative lakeside tourist attraction, and simultaneously reviled by scores of local residents who take it as an unwanted nuisance to the community.