The Guadalajara Reporter
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While many lakeside residents will welcome the start of 2025 at private parties or various local restaurants, there will also be public festivities on December 31 and January 1 for holiday entertainment in Chapala and Ajijic.
Open Circle
Daniel Medeles and the Pedro Rey Mariachi School of Ajijic will perform at the next meeting of Open Circle at the Lake Chapala Society, on Sunday, December 22, 10:30 a.m.
Chapala’s Public Works Department is repairing the lateral road along the north side of the highway through La Floresta.
Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre Curiel highlighted some of the municipality’s priorities during an official visit to Chapala by Michelle Fridman, the newly appointed head of Jalisco’s Tourism Department (Secturjal), on December 17.
The Chapala Centro de Salud is offering free vaccinations for influenza, as well as TD shots for tetanus and diphtheria prevention.
The heart of San Antonio Tlayacapan is being transformed with the addition of 15 murals wrapped around the exterior wall of the Escuela Primaria Cuauhtémoc located opposite the southwest corner of the plaza.
Workers tasked with the unpleasant job of collecting rubbish from Chapala households follow a tradition that encourages residents to give a holiday bonus during the Christmas season. They typically leave a printed envelope at the entrance of each home they service.
Lakeside residents are being advised to contact local emergency medical services (EMS) directly when urgent health care or ambulance transport is needed. Calling 911 often delays response time, as operators must forward messages to the nearest EMS teams.
The Chapala government kicked off its Christmas Magic at the Lake program on Tuesday, December 10, with an evening of festivities centered at the holiday forum on the median strip opposite City Hall.
