The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
All the hoopla we see wrapped around the upcoming November 2 Día de Muertos holiday is not even vaguely similar to what I experienced when I put down roots at lakeside 50 years ago.
Out of Jalisco’s 125 municipalities, 105 have names derived from physical descriptions expressed principally in the indigenous Náhuatl and Coca tongues.
As Chapala heads towards the October 4 end of celebrations honoring patron saint San Francisco de Asís, Ajijic is already gearing up for the first of its fall religious festivities, a 31-day tribute to La Virgen del Rosario.
A hot topic that recently emerged on local social networks concerned whether or not pet canines should be allowed in restaurants. Shocker: ardent opinions were expressed on either side of the issue.
The local Spanish weekly Semanario Laguna was sternly chided on social media for the front page of its August 11-17 print edition that consisted of a full-page ad for Lake Little Theatre’s Season 59. Front page news stories for that week were relegated to page three.
Animal welfare groups in the lakeside area have a strong track record in coming to the rescue of dogs in distress, but all their good works may overshadowed by a single local lawyer who is appealing to the federal judicial system to save the life of a Chapala street dog.
What the heck is up with the Mexican government’s surprise decision to name 45 new Pueblos Mágicos in a single whack?
