The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Two search and rescue experts from the Chapala Red Cross were recruited to serve on the Mexican relief brigade that helped dig out coastal towns left in ruins by the powerful 7.8-magnitud earthquake that struck Ecuador on April 16.
Officials from Chapala’s district attorney’s office (MP) have issued a warning to lakeside residents who may be subject to attempted telephone extortion ploys.
Chapala still hasn’t formally enacted a local leash law, but one smart pup spotted near the malecón seems to have already found a way to comply with future rules.
Authorities are seeking new sources of water due to a growing deficit in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara.
What’s in a name? Chapala mayor Javier Degollado recently acknowledged that he has scrapped hopes of getting the municipal seat designated as a Magic Town to trade up for an unique label as Mexico’s Cuna del Turismo (Cradle of Tourism).
A large crowd of men and women congregated at the Chapala plaza Friday, April 15 seeking interviews with more than a dozen private businesses and government agencies participating in the municipality’s Primera Jornada Laboral (job fair).
The resurfacing of the Chapala-Ajijic Libramiento bypass will continue provoking inconvenience and danger to motorists at least until the end of this month, municipal authorities reported this week.
Chapala is widely identified as a place of romantic enchantment, principally thanks to famed Mexican composer Pepe Guizar. Images of enamored souls embracing on the lake’s moonlit shore come to mind in listening to his catchy ditty about the place he labels “rinconcito de amor” – a little corner of love.
Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado and a cadre of his department heads received a less than cordial welcome in Santa Cruz de la Soledad when they showed up Wednesday, April 6 to kick off the local government’s new community outreach program.
