The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
It’s no coincidence that tensions have subsided and a sense of tranquility begins to reign anew in communities bordering Lake Chapala’s shoreline.
Work to expand the the rural two-lane road connecting the Guadalajara-Colima highway (Carretera Federal 54) to Jocotepec into a modern four-lane highway appears to be halted after more than two years.
A Jocotepec man captured last month in connection with the June 7 kidnapping of the chief of police in the south shore municipality of Tuxcueca has been tied to seven recent homicides committed in the lakeshore area.
Thanks to the initiative of a private citizen, Ajijic’s waterfront park is now graced with a meandering row of 20 new trees. The reforestation project was carried out along the western extreme of the Malecon on Saturday, July 28 in cooperation with the municipal government.
Although only one confirmed case of dengue fever has been reported in Chapala this year, health authorities have detected increasing local presence of the type of mosquito that spreads the unpleasant viral disease.
It’s quince-picking season in the farmlands near Lake Chapala, a great time to plan a day trip to Atotonilquillo for the annual town festival celebrated in conjunction with the summer harvest.
A couple found dead in their Chapala home on Friday, July 20, appear to have been murdered during a robbery perpetrated earlier in the week.
The eagle-eyed owner of an Ajijic coffee shop has become a local hero after providing a tip leading to the arrest of three men linked to a series of home invasions perpetrated in the Chapala area.
Staying at the forefront of 21st century education, Chapala’s Instituto Tecnologico Superior (ITS) is ready to introduce a new engineering curriculum in the innovative field of digital animation and special effects, opening up enrollment for the next academic cycle.
