Although the primary function of Chapala’s Clinica Municipal is to provide free medical attention and basic health care to local government employees, the facility is also open to the general public who seek services at modest costs.

Giant letters spelling out CHAPALA in multiple colors were installed this week at the Chapala waterfront opposite the Beer Garden as a new attraction for visitors and residents who want to snap souvenir photos with Mexico’s largest lake as a backdrop.

After three months on the go as Mayor Javier Degollado’s designated liaison with Chapala’s expatriate community, Gloria Perales found time this week to come up for air long enough to introduce herself to readers of the Guadalajara Reporter.

The emblematic Fuente de Pescadores in the heart of Chapala’s tourist zone has been refurbished with the installation of dancing fountains, nighttime lighting in revolving colors, and lake-themed decorative touches for the surrounding walkways. Metal mesh nets for the fisherman statues and other new details are still in the works.

The Chapala government welcomed in 2016 with a free New Year’s Eve party at the waterfront Malecón, climaxing with a dazzling fireworks display fired up at the stroke of midnight.

Say bye-bye to Chapala’s Mercado de Artesanias, a crumbling landmark located across the road from the town’s Acapulquito seafood restaurant row. Demolition of the 35-year old structure got under way Tuesday, January 5. The plan is for the building to be totally razed by the middle of the month.