A group of 50 uniformed Chapala police staged a demonstration outside City Hall on Friday, March 15 to demand respect for their labor rights and the dismissal of Public Security Commissioner Alfredo Ulloa, whom they accuse of mistreatment.

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.