General News

Alejandro Aguirre was up bright and early Monday, July 8 to resume his duties as Chapala mayor (presidente municipal) after an 18-week leave of absence to run for reelection.

After nearly a decade of on-and-off negotiations, a twinning agreement between Chapala and the city of Pico Rivera, California was finalized on Thursday, June 27.

With faith and hope instilled in their hearts, the people of Chapala anxiously await the arrival of the Virgin of Zapopan on Sunday, July 14, when they will raise prayers for divine intercession to bring a beneficial rainy season for drought-stricken Lake Chapala.

It was a déjà vu nightmare for local motorists last week when a work crew from Jalisco’s Infrastructure and Public Works Department (SIOP) began repaving the section of the Chapala-Jocotepec highway in the vicinity of the turnoff to the Libramiento bypass.

While the first summer rains have not yet increased Lake Chapala’s water level, recent precipitation has at least kept it from the steady retreat that occurred throughout the dry season.

The Chapala government is dispatching backhoes and human manpower to clear out rubbish and debris from dry arroyos located throughout the municipality.

The Lake Chapala Democrats Abroad chapter hosted the group’s customary U.S. Independence Day party on Thursday, July 4, wrapping this year’s event around the theme: Celebrating Democracy!

For the second year running Chapala will host the kickoff of a thrills and chills off-road race, this time titled the Jalisco 400.