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A light train to Chapala?

A transportation advocacy NGO, Frente Unido de Colectivos, has launched a campaign demanding that the metro area’s fifth Light Train (Tren Ligero) line extend all the way to Chapala, rather than ending at the city’s airport or the El Salto industrial zone.


Governor’s aqueduct plan draws local backlash

Chapala-area activists are already voicing strong opposition to Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro’s March 31 announcement that he is considering the construction of a second aqueduct from Lake Chapala to supply the increasingly water-hungry Guadalajara metropolitan area (ZMG).

Global judges, local pride at Cattle Show

Lakeside country musician and former cattleman Flip Nicholson attended the final event of the 4th Congreso de las Estrellas cattle show on Sunday, March 23, where he met with Top Judge Harry Emslie (pictured in kilt behind the bull), a Scottish cattleman.

Ajijic’s capirotada fair showcases sweet treat of Lent

Although the 40-day period of Lent is traditionally a time of penance and fasting in the Christian faith, one of the season’s guilty pleasures is indulging in capirotada de vigilia, a sumptuous Mexican version of bread pudding that is a beloved culinary specialty during this time of year.