The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The appearance of religious tributes dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows (aka La Dolorosa) mark the start of Mexico’s traditional Easter season observances.
The lively strains of mariachi music, Mexico’s signature genre, will fill the air over the five days of the first Mariachi Encounter held in Ajijic.
The Easter season in lakeside’s predominantly Roman Catholic communities will be framed by solemn rites and age-old customs that will be observed from this weekend through Sunday, April 9.
Chapala police and state investigators may have finally rounded up a criminal gang involved in a rash of catalytic converter thefts in the north shore area.
Chapala and Jocotepec will be pitted against one another in the first round of the fourth annual Copa Jalisco amateur soccer tournament.
Federal, state and municipal authorities are collaborating in the public safety operations programmed for the busy Easter holiday period to increase protection for local inhabitants and the throngs of tourists visiting the Chapala north shore area.
The loss of an arm or leg undoubtedly brings about complications in day to day life for amputees, but not necessarily the sacrifice of favorite recreational activities.
Dramatic representations of the Passion of Christ will staged by amateur theater groups in the lakeside area next week. Program formats vary from place to place, each reflecting the hard work, creative talents and profound religious devotion of hundreds of volunteers.
Chapala authorities and local school kids marked the 217th anniversary of the birthday of Benito Juárez with a ceremony held Tuesday, March 21 on the esplanade in front of City Hall.
