General News

Thanks to a sleek new passenger van to be operated in partnership by two of lakeside’s leading non-profit social service organizations, needy families residing in low-income neighborhoods and the area’s most isolated villages will soon enjoy greater access to vital health care services and education programs aimed at improving their quality of life.

Chapala native Ángel Padilla Anaya has become a local hero after racking up a series of victories in local, state and national bodybuilding competitions.

The computer salon located on the top floor of Ajijic’s Centro Cultural (CCA) has been pegged by the University of Guadalajara (UDG) to serve as study space open to persons enrolled in its online academic programs.

Chapala’s Asociación de Charros has joined forces with the municipal Sports Commission (Comude) to open a training program for girls and women interested in the lively sport of escaramuza drill team riding, with weekly classes open to beginning and advanced equestrians.

Chapala’s faithful will honor patron saint San Francisco de Asis with nine straight days of festivities running from Friday, September 26 through Saturday, October 4.  

The Chapala municipal government has finally dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s for several major projects slated as the current administration’s hallmark public works.
State and federal agencies that will kick in funding have approved blueprints for the following “big three” projects:

Holiday spirits ran high in the lakeshore area as hordes of revelers turned up for traditional grito celebrations, Independence Day civic parades and the wide array of collateral cultural, sporting and social events that kept things jumping in Chapala, Ajijic, Jocotepec and other locales for five straight days.

Lakeside resident Diana Martin, accomplished clothes designer and founder of Dunes Relaxed Fashion, was among 11 award winners honored by President Enrique Peña Nieto as leaders in Mexico’s export sector.