General News

The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) celebrated a significant milestone on Saturday, June 14, with a graduation ceremony and party honoring 11 students who successfully completed the inaugural English as a Second Language (ESL) children’s program.

Cruz Roja Chapala (CRC) will open its doors to the public for an open house reception on Tuesday, June 24, at 2 p.m. to showcase the progress on the construction of its newly modernized headquarters.

Construction of Ajijic’s new municipal cemetery is finally underway following a groundbreaking ceremony held on Thursday, June 12.

As Jalisco government authorities continue to insist that building a replacement for the aging Chapala–Guadalajara aqueduct is essential to meet the water needs of the Guadalajara metropolitan area, lakeshore activists remain firmly opposed to the project.

To bolster the local economy across Jalisco’s 12 Pueblos Mágicos, the Ministry of Economic Development (SEDECO) of the State Government has launched the “Ruta Mágica” initiative as part of its Jalisco Style Growth program.

Traffic along the Chapala-Mezcala highway came to a screeching halt around 11 a.m. on Monday, June 2, after residents of Santa Cruz de la Soledad blocked the roadway with large stones, plastic chairs, and several vehicles in protest of ongoing work to extend the runway at the nearby AeroClub Chapala.

In solidarity with the “No Kings-No Tyrants” movement, the Democrats Abroad Lake Chapala Chapter is hosting a rally on Saturday, June 14, at 3:30 p.m. at the Ajijic Plaza. This will be the organization’s third “Hands-Off” demonstration against U.S. government policies and actions led by President Donald Trump.

Following widespread reports of dead fish washing up along the shoreline of Lake Chapala last week, officials from the State Attorney’s Environmental Protection Agency (Proepa), in coordination with the Chapala municipal government, conducted an inspection and surveillance tour on Monday, June 3, focusing on the beach area at the west end of Ajijic.