General News

An Ajijic resident is warning that a man apparently posing as an employee of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) rang his doorbell and attempted to gain entry to his home this week, purportedly to check for a possible illegal connection to the utility’s wiring.

The ranking officer of the Guardia Nacional (GN) unit assigned to Jocotepec visited Chapala City Hall this week to deliver a request for the donation of property to build local quarters to house 150 troops.

The environmental problems plaguing Lake Chapala and its watershed are serious, but can be improved and controlled through coordinated efforts involving government entities, academic institutions and community inhabitants, according to two of the world’s leading experts on lake management issues.

Muscle madness is the calling card for the sixth annual Mr. Chapala Body Building Competition, scheduled for Saturday, August 3, from 5 p.m. at Chapala’s Benito Juárez Coliseum, located at the north end of Avenida Madero, between the 7-11 store and the municipal soccer field. 

The Chapala government has taken another big step toward the establishment of a local branch of the University of Guadalajara (UdG) following the unanimous approval by the city council to relinquish 20 hectares of land for construction of the campus.

Despite scarce summer rainfall in the immediate region, Lake Chapala’s water level has been on a steady rise during the latter half of this month due to increased outflow from the Lerma River watershed.

Mordida (bribery) in the Chapala area is a thing of the past, according to local traffic police commanders who addressed a small group of foreign residents gathered at the Lake Chapala Society on Monday, August 5.

Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya (center) pledged his administration’s support for international efforts to protect the safety and health of migrants during a meeting he hosted last week