The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Gone at last is the nemesis of lakeside’s immigrant motorists. News is out that the reviled traffic cop widely known as El Gordo has been transferred from the regional branch of Movilidad Jalisco to a new post in Guadalajara.
Typical May weather seems to have kicked in with full force this year. Within a few hours of sunrise the heat becomes so intense that it’s a challenge to accomplish anything beyond absolutely essential daily tasks.
The Easter vacation season is a hectic time in the Ribera de Chapala, but don’t expect the Easter Bunny to bop about hiding colored eggs and leaving baskets filled with jelly beans, marshmallow chickens and chocolates.
The Lake Chapala area is rife with cultural activities, many revolving around religious celebrations that give foreign settlers insights into essential human values that make the community tick.
Mexican foodies and adventurous foreigners will enjoy tickling their taste buds at the fifth annual Feria de la Capirotada, Saturday, April 6.
Countless people have been taken in by the widespread claim that National Geographic has rated Chapala as the place with the second best climate in the world.
I’ll bet there’s not a single soul in our community who wouldn’t be thrilled to see local thoroughfares put into perfect condition. Life could be so much more carefree if we didn’t have to navigate wobbly cobblestone streets and highways riddled with potholes.
