General News

The discovery of three corpses dumped on the side of the highway on the eastern outskirts of San Juan Cosala early Saturday, April 14 has put lakesiders in a state of shock over a rising tide in criminal violence.

A clear sign of the green revolution gaining ground along the Chapala shoreline, forward-thinking business leaders are opting for financially and environmentally beneficial technology.

Three Ajijic residents were shot dead in back-to-back incidents late Sunday, April 8. Two other persons considered as innocent bystanders were injured by stray bullets.

Dramatic representations of the Passion of Christ – commonly referred to as the Via Crucis or Judea Viviente – will be the highpoint of Semana Santa (Holy Week) observances held over the coming week in the predominantly Roman Catholic communities in Lake Chapala as in the rest of Mexico.

As the Community Safety Initiative team continues to solidify its efforts to support local authorities in crime prevention and effective law enforcement, the program is drawing attention on a wider scale across and beyond Mexico.

Residents of Riberas del Pilar are singing the praises of the Chapala fire department, local police and the Red Cross for their prompt and professional response to a dangerous fire reported just after midnight Friday, March 23.

The Mexican Association for Retirement Communities (AMAR) will put on its expo/conference this year at the Real de Chapala Hotel on June 8 and 9.

Nearly 300 Canadians greeted Sara Hradecky, the recently appointed Canadian ambassador to Mexico.