The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
In the late 1990’s, when Lake Chapala’s shoreline had receded nearly a kilometer beyond the town pier, I heard there were two schools of thought on rescuing Mexico’s largest lake from certain doom.
Dawn breaks after a steady, night-long rain. As rose-hued clouds lift from horizon, the sun emerges in a clear azure sky. Mountain hillsides glisten, lush with emerald green foliage.
A recent email message from a reader brings up a sore subject previously addressed in this space. The irate Ajijic resident wrote:
A furtive mouse became our family’s big cheese this week. I’m talking about El Ratoncito Pérez, a.k.a. el ratón de los dientes, the mythical character of Spanish-speaking countries, equivalent to the Tooth Fairy of fond childhood memory.
The string of night-time downpours that doused lakeside throughout this week give a sign that the temporal de lluvias (rainy season) is about to come into full force. And with it, all the thunder, lightning and man-made commotion tied to what I call the Season of the Soggy Saints.
Lakeside British Society
Cameron Peters from Operacion Amor will be the speaker at the next Lakeside British Society luncheon, Saturday, June 4, 1 p.m. at Manix Restaurant in Ajijic.
Among the multiple aggravations that come up in day-to-day life, there aren’t many that match struggling with excessive and often impregnable materials use to enclose and market consumer goods.
