The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
In childhood I remember my mother used to dream up a rhyming motto at the start of each new year to succinctly express her dreams or goals for the following 12 months. I picked my motto for this year: Clutter free in 20-23.
To coin a phrase: And the rockets dread blare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that your flak is still there.
I was all set to pen an upbeat commentary on the holiday season. But life in Ajijic is always subject to unexpected occurrences that throw the mind off track.
Like other communities across the nation, towns in the Lake Chapala area are winding up for one of Mexico’s most fervently celebrated religious holidays, the December 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
A team of officials from Jalisco’s Infrastructure and Public Works Department (SIOP) arrived in Chapala early Wednesday, December 7, to evaluate progress on the reconstruction of Avenida Francisco Madero, the city’s main north-south thoroughfare.
The end of the year holiday season is suddenly upon us.
As Ajijic’s festivities surrounding the yearly tribute to spiritual patron San Andrés Apostol kick into action next week, local families will welcome the return of Los Hijos Ausentes, the relatives who come back to town from places of residence in the United States and other parts of Mexico.
