The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Two residences in the Ajijic area have been hit in daring daylight home invasions apparently carried out by the same gang of thieves.
An Ajijic native of Mexican and U.S. parentage abducted on the evening of Friday, December 14 was found dead early the following morning at the edge of an isolated back road near the boundary of El Salto and Tlajomulco. The site is situated a short distance from the Chapala-Guadalajara highway.
Chapala's municipal government launched the first phase of an accident prevention program on Sunday, December 9.
As a significant number of Lakeside expats continue to agitate about how their lives will be impacted by Mexico’s new immigration law, the Reporter asked Chapala’s INM migration services chief Juan Carlos Galvan to clarify some key points of contention. Here is how he answered a dozen frequently asked questions.
Alberto Alvarez Ahumada took charge of Chapala’s SVT traffic department office on November 27. Insisting that officers under his command are not out to hunt down foreign motorists, he noted, “As long you obey the law, you won’t have any problems.”
Expat residents have become alarmed by a recent rash of attempted break-ins and home burglaries in the lakeside area. At least ten known cases have occurred in the stretch between La Floresta and La Canacinta since the last week of November.
If you are one of those folks who tote around color copies of their Jalisco driver’s permits, do yourself a favor. Tear it up and toss it in the trash.
Officers of Cruz Roja Chapala put together a modest ceremony Monday, December 10 to salute seven paramedics who have showed their mettle in relief efforts related to various major natural disasters.
Chapala marked World AIDS Day on Saturday, December 1 with the town’s second annual Gay Pride Parade and a light-hearted drag queen beauty contest sponsored by the local AIDS prevention council Comusida.
