The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
For as long as I can remember local expats have groused about being harassed by unscrupulous traffic cops who coerce them into shelling out on-the-spot payoffs to avoid paying official fines, or worse, threats of having their vehicles towed off for impoundment.
Chatting over lunch with several old acquaintances last week, one of the ladies commented, “People who have lived here for a long time talk about how great it used to be.” The very next day we learned that Ajijic didn’t qualify for the Pueblo Mágico program.
“I saw on Facebook that the Attorney General of the state of Jalisco has been shot at the Hotel Perico.”
She’s a lovely lady who creates quite a ruckus, like it or not.
Lake Chapala invariably changes appearance as months roll by, rising with rainfall that comes principally from June through October and dipping though the drier months that follow.
Only time will tell how Javier Degollado will go down in history. He may be remembered as a local hero, or a despised villain, or perhaps forgotten altogether as brighter stars shine in the political firmament.
September is more than a time of patriotic hullabaloo. It is also the peak season to feast on the bounty of local corn farmers.
