Crowds of local foodies and out-of-town visitors will flood the Ajijic Malecón this weekend as the Festival de Café, Chocolate & Vino comes back to town for its fifth annual edition. 

The Chapala municipal government has announced that plans to build a new health-care facility operated by the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) are officially moving forward. Senior IMSS officials in Jalisco and Mexico City recently notified City Hall that they have accepted the donation of municipal land approved by the City Council.

Faith, frivolity and communal feasting are rolled together as the novena honoring the patron saint of upper Ajijic’s Barrio de San Sebastián comes to an end on Tuesday, January 20.

After recent outbreaks of measles in Lake Chapala north shore communities, Jalisco health authorities have ramped up vaccination campaigns to combat the spread of the highly contagious viral disease. 

In an ambitious plan to restore an authentic village atmosphere, Ajijic has been selected for the installation of an underground wiring system that will eventually extend over a radius of 42 blocks. The first stage will be concentrated in the center of town, stretching from the highway to the waterfront along Calles Colón, Juárez, Marcos Castellanos and adjacent side streets.

In a new shuffle of Chapala government officials, Mayor Alejandro Aguirre announced the appointment of Jesús Escamilla Ramos as the new administrator of  Ajijic, effective on Tuesday, January 6.