Highway checkpoints to detect drunk drivers reappeared in the Lake Chapala region last weekend, with revisions carried out on both sides of the Guadalajara–Chapala highway at Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos and an added trap set up on the south shore highway to Morelia near the turn-off to Jocotepec.

Who would dispute that traversing the highway through the center of Ajijic is a nightmare for motorists and a life-threatening experience for pedestrians and cyclists?

After two young men were shot to death in San Juan Cosalá early this week, local residents face worrisome signs that rival drug gangs may be engaged in a violent turf war along the north shore corridor.

Andrés Orozco Moreno delights in his knack for climbing all sorts of natural and artificial objects, a talent discovered in his childhood.

The Chapala government has changed the date for holding a public opinion survey concerning its plan to upgrade both sides of the stretch of highway running through the center of Ajijic.  

 Although three native runners from Chihuahua’s Sierra Tarahumara fell short of taking top honors at the August 13 Ultra Trail Campanaria mountain race, siblings Lorena, Juana and Mario Ramírez were the darlings of the Ajijic sporting event, capturing intense attention from fellow competitors, spectators and media reporters.