Two search and rescue experts from the Chapala Red Cross were recruited to serve on the Mexican relief brigade that helped dig out coastal towns left in ruins by the powerful 7.8-magnitud earthquake that struck Ecuador on April 16.

Officials from Chapala’s district attorney’s office (MP) have issued a warning to lakeside residents who may be subject to attempted telephone extortion ploys. 

Authorities are seeking new sources of water due to a growing deficit in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara.

A large crowd of men and women congregated at the Chapala plaza Friday, April 15 seeking interviews with more than a dozen private businesses and government agencies participating in the municipality’s Primera Jornada Laboral (job fair). 

Chapala is widely identified as a place of romantic enchantment, principally thanks to famed Mexican composer Pepe Guizar. Images of enamored souls embracing on the lake’s moonlit shore come to mind in listening to his catchy ditty about the place he labels “rinconcito de amor” – a little corner of love.

Chapala still hasn’t formally enacted a local leash law, but one smart pup spotted near the malecón seems to have already found a way to comply with future rules.