General News

Omar Alejandro Chavez Campos, a native of Huejotitan, a tiny rural village located on the far edge of the municipality of Jocotepec, has become a local hero after his recent return from an international science confab held last month in the United Arab Emirates with a major award for Mexico.

Readings of Spanish-language short stories revolving around themes of peace, justice and the horrors of violence will be presented at the lakeside edition of the third annual Encuentro de Escritores por Ciudad Juárez”, to be held at Chapala City Hall on Saturday, September 28, 5 p.m. Admission is open to the public free of charge.

After waiting on standby for the past several weeks, personnel at Cruz Roja Chapala finally picked up their rucksacks Tuesday, October 1 to head off to the state of Guerrero where they will to help out in communities that were badly battered by tropical storm Manuel.

As damage assessment continues in scores of communities ravaged by the double whammy effect of hurricane Ingrid and tropical storm Manuel, Mexican authorities are anticipating that relief efforts for flood victims will be extended for many weeks and months ahead.

The Chapala police department has put out a special alert to foreign residents, warning of a probable reemergence of the so-called “pepper spray” bandit who plagued expat neighborhoods last fall and winter. 

A roustabout died by electrocution and a workmate suffered serious injury while they were helping set up a traveling circus on the western outskirts of Jocotepec.

Replenished by heavy rainfall, Lake Chapala has gained enough water in the last two weeks to supply the Guadalajara metropolitan area for almost a year and a half.

Cruz Roja Chapala celebrated completion of the overhaul of its Ajijic substation at a well-attended ceremony held Tuesday, September 22.