The weeks immediately preceding the onset of the rainy season are the most propitious time to implement reforestation campaigns in the Lake Chapala region. Steady summer precipitation provides ideal conditions for saplings to take root and prosper before the drier season begins in November.

As host of the 2026 International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) Pan American Wakeboarding Championships, the Boca Laguna club near San Nicolás de Ibarra has solidified its standing as a premier venue for international water sports competitions in Mexico.

Patricia Rosas Chávez, head of the Chapala University Center (CU-Chapala), has brought together representatives of the academic community, the business sector, service providers and the municipal government to launch an advisory council aimed at strengthening the region’s economic development through strategies focused on sustainability, environmental preservation, and adaptation to changing circumstances.

The Fiestas Patronales in San Antonio Tlayacapan are renowned for ushering in the summer rainy season. Festivities honoring Saint Anthony of Padua commence on Saturday, June 6, continuing unabated with spiritual and social activities through the following weekend.

Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre switches on the operation of a new well that will significantly improve water services for more than 5,500 residents of San Antonio Tlayacapan and the upper area of Riberas del Pilar.

Statistics released this week by Jalisco’s Water Commission (CEA) show Lake Chapala standing at 63.2 percent holding capacity, with a volume of 4,991.4 cubic hectometers (hm3) as of Wednesday, June 3.