Faith, frivolity and communal feasting are the common denominators at the culmination of the novena honoring the patron saint of upper Ajijic’s Barrio de San Sebastián, which is happening Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20.

The Chapala government organized a series of Three Kings Day festivities held in the municipal seat and outlying communities between January 5 and 7.

Early-bird taxpayers who made a beeline for Chapala City Hall this week were offered a bonus for prompt payment of their 2024 impuesto predial bills.

Jocotepec is promoting early bird deals to citizens fulfilling local fiscal obligations in 2024.

Owners of Jalisco-plated vehicles can take advantage of the discount for the payment of the 2024 refrendo (registration renewal) during the first month of the year.

December 22 was cold, and it kept getting colder as the day went on. By the time we got to the little Baptist church on the hill in Chapala, it was raining and the air even smelled a bit like snow.