Villa Infantil: the orphan’s pot of altruistic gold at the end of the rainbow
Tucked away in a pastoral setting on the south shore of Lake Chapala, Villa Infantil is a place of safe refuge for 23 orphaned children being raised under the loving wings of three Catholic Sisters, of the Order of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Joseph.

Lakeside’s feverish Carnaval festivities are building up through this weekend to the Fat Tuesday finale on March 4.
The Centro Cultural de Ajijic (CCA) has taken a huge forward step with a major redesign of installations and activities on the facility’s top floor.
A celebration of life for Nina Discombe and Edward John Kular will be held on Monday, February 24, beginning with coffee served at 10 a.m. in the Oasis Cloud Café and followed by a community healing/guided meditation from 10:30-10:45 a.m. in the garden.
Traditional no-holds-barred Carnaval celebrations in the Chapala area will be underway as of this weekend, running in full-tilt party mode to peak on March 4, coinciding with Mardi Gras blowouts elsewhere around the globe.