Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya  joined Ajijic administrator Juan Ramón Flores for the March 14 delivery of assorted work tools and supplies purchased to enhance the upkeep of green areas in Chapala’s five satellite towns.

The opening of an Ajijic branch of Jocotepec’s Centro de Estudios de Aguas Continentales (CETAC 01) will provide new options for local students seeking entry into high school-level education programs.

A man and woman were gunned down in Jocotepec on Wednesday, March 13, in the latest rash of violent crimes reported in the lakeshore region. The fatal incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. at a restaurant located on Calle Vicente Guerrero between the intersections of Zaragoza and Niños Héroes where the female victim, age 35, was hit by seven bullets and the male, age 50, with four shots.

Flames engulfed a Guadalajara-Chapala bus on the highway to Cajititlan this week.  Fortunately no passengers were on board at the time and no one was injured. The incident was captured on camera and distributed on social media – where else!

An elderly foreigner identified as Gary Robert “N”, age 79, was found dead in his Chapala home Tuesday, March 12, around 5 p.m. His nationality has not been revealed.

The Jalisco government has included an upgrade of the Ajijic-Jocotepec highway among the infrastructure projects to be funded during the 2018-2024 administration.