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Pain at the pump

As the gasoline shortages hitting Jalisco and other parts of Mexico grind into a second week, the lakeside area has gotten off fairly unscathed.


Español, por favor

¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Now that 2019 is under way, I hope expats have put buffing up their Spanish skills high up on the list of New Year’s resolutions.

Making peace with those darn cohetes

By a non-scientific calculation I estimate that eight out of ten expats have a strong aversion to cohetes, those ear-splitting rockets that are fired off around here with mind-boggling regularity.

Jesus come lately

Long before Christmas trees, tinsel and glittery electric lights were employed to dress up Mexico for the holidays, the Christian populace was accustomed to setting set up nacimientos (Nativity scenes) to decorate their homes.

To tree or not to tree

The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) is doing a fine job of organizing activities to foster cross-cultural understanding and help foreign immigrants successfully adapt to life in Mexico.