Holy Week observances in lakeside’s predominantly Roman Catholic communities fill the calendar between Palm Sunday, March 24, and Easter Sunday, March 3 with solemn rites, the pageantry of Passion Play productions based on Scripture, and age-old Mexican customs.

Care for a sumptuous brunch, complimentary glass of champagne and free safety eyeglasses to watch a historic event?

Stephen Balfour has established deep stakes into the leadership foundations of the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) over the past five and a half years, and judging by the outcome of the March 19 Annual General Meeting (AGM), the majority of the membership is fine with that.

With Holy Week close on the horizon, lakeside communities have advanced preparations for the traditional  processions and pageants that bring the Easter story to life and  heighten personal identification with core values of the Christian faith.

Mexico’s Easter traditions begin in the Lake Chapala area with eye-catching tributes to La Dolorosa—Our Lady of Sorrows —that appear on the last Friday before Holy Week, falling this year on March 22.

The closure of Calle Ocampo at the corner of Colón in central Ajijic was lifted Tuesday, March 12 after reconstruction of the intersection was completed ahead of schedule.