General News

A recent court ruling by the Jalisco Electoral Tribunal  (TEJ) has all but guaranteed that Chapala’s next mayor will be a woman.

Mexico’s Easter observances go into full swing during Semana Santa (Holy Week), running this year from Palm Sunday, March 29, through Easter Sunday, April 5.  The traditional prelude to those seasonal religious activities is the tribute to La Virgen de Dolores (Our Lady of Sorrows), taking place on the last Friday of Lent, coming up on March 27. 

Easter celebrations in Mexico are not about a fictional bunny, hunting for painted eggs and baskets filled with jelly beans, marshmallow chicks and chocolates. It is a time of solemn religious observances and theatrical representations of the Passion of Jesus Christ derived from the evangelization practices of the country’s earliest Christian missionaries.

Days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer, yes. But the proliferation of showy tree blossoms is the sign that truly tells us that spring is just around the corner. 

Over the past ten years, the Ajijic Feria de la Capirotada has been an annual highlight of the pre-Easter season. It was created as a unique culinary fair to showcase the sumptuous Mexican version of bread pudding, a favorite dessert specialty prepared exclusively during Lent.

A Chapala real estate company is handling the sale of an outstanding historic landmark in the heart of downtown Chapala.

The Lake Chapala Society held a fractious and chaotic Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the membership on Tuesday, March 17. In the immediate aftermath and on the following morning, serious questions were raised about the results of the election of new board officers and the very legality of the proceedings. 

Fans of Mexican folk art are in for a huge treat with the grand opening of the Colección de Recuerdos museum, scheduled for Thursday, March 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. The museum is located at Calle Marcos Castellanos 10, a couple of doors below Ajijic’s San Andrés church.