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Chapala ditches Pueblo Magico for new game plan

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).

Chapala cops eager to speak English

“Good afternoon. My name is Bob” were the words pronounced by instructor Bob Dietz April 5 as he kicked off an English-language study program designed for the men and women serving with Chapala’s municipal police force.

Restaurant program fires up at Chapala prepa

Students enrolled in the tourism service curriculum at Chapala’s Escuela Preparatoria Regional will be able to learn all the in and outs of operating a successful restaurant business through the Centro de Empredurismo Sentli program to be launched within the next couple of weeks.