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Chapala cuts deal to pay off trash collection debt

The Chapala government has worked out a property trade-off deal to settle its mounting debt to Grupo Integral de Recolección y Reciclados de Occidente, S.A. de C.V. (GIRRSA), the private company that holds a 25-year contract to collect the municipality’s solid wastes.

Mardi Gras mayhem begins

Ajijic begins gearing up for Mardi Gras festivities this weekend with the first in a series of cow poke contests and colorful collateral activities.

Chapala tackles development issues in epic council session

Members of Chapala’s Urban Development Commission hunkered down for nine and half straight hours on Friday, January 18 to hash out decisions on diverse matters, including problems related to controversial and irregular building projects currently underway and others that may emerge in the future.