The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Highway checkpoints to detect drunk drivers reappeared in the Lake Chapala region last weekend, with revisions carried out on both sides of the Guadalajara–Chapala highway at Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos and an added trap set up on the south shore highway to Morelia near the turn-off to Jocotepec.
Who would dispute that traversing the highway through the center of Ajijic is a nightmare for motorists and a life-threatening experience for pedestrians and cyclists?
Although three native runners from Chihuahua’s Sierra Tarahumara fell short of taking top honors at the August 13 Ultra Trail Campanaria mountain race, siblings Lorena, Juana and Mario Ramírez were the darlings of the Ajijic sporting event, capturing intense attention from fellow competitors, spectators and media reporters.
After two young men were shot to death in San Juan Cosalá early this week, local residents face worrisome signs that rival drug gangs may be engaged in a violent turf war along the north shore corridor.
Jalisco’s Salvando Vidas (Saving Lives) campaign to keep drunk drivers off the road appeared in the lakeside area for the second weekend in a row, with checkpoints set up Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13 on the outskirts of Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos.
Andrés Orozco Moreno delights in his knack for climbing all sorts of natural and artificial objects, a talent discovered in his childhood.
Three eminent Tarahumara runners are signed up to compete in the maximum challenge of Ajijic’s Ultra Trail Campanaria 2017, a three-pronged mountain race slated for Sunday, August 13.
The Chapala government has changed the date for holding a public opinion survey concerning its plan to upgrade both sides of the stretch of highway running through the center of Ajijic.
Art, music, dance, literature and more are wrapped into six weeks of activities programmed for Sincrónico 2, Chapala’s second annual festival of contemporary arts.
