The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
An intense storm drenched Jocotepec on Monday, October 3, causing major flooding along Calle Morelos, a principal thoroughfare that runs across town from the municipal market to the east end neighborhood of Nextipac. A number of cars and trucks were left stranded after being engulfed by the deluge.
As the 2022 rainy is beginning to taper off, the Chapala government is finally getting to work to fix up a few of Ajijic’s pothole-riddled streets.
Nine days of festivities held in honor of Chapala’s religious patron, Saint Francis of Assisi, commenced on Monday, September 26, continuing daily through Tuesday, October 4.
The Ajijic Pueblo Mágico Citizens Committee has reactivated work over recent months to identify and propose solutions to local problems that negatively impact the tourism industry, the wellbeing of residents and renewal of the town’s status as a Magic Town destination.
The Lake Chapala chapter of Niñas Sabias (Wise Girls), an educational program geared to mentor adolescent girls’ menstrual health, hygiene and female empowerment, is emerging from the groundwork of the local Days for Girls group.
The Chapala municipal government’s Public Works Department has initiated an extreme makeover of the small plaza at Seis Esquinas, located on the west end of Ajijic where Calles Ocampo, Álvaro Obregon and Hidalgo intersect.
The Chapala government is lined up to host two extraordinary open air musical events taking place early this month, both of which will be staged at the waterfront Malecón with free admission to the public.
Volunteers at the Community Development Center put on a graduation party Tuesday, September 27 honoring the group of local women who completed a 10-month course in hairdressing.
While the brand new Papalote Trail is getting a free pass from Ajijic’s Comunidad Indigena, organizers of the August 28 Ultra Trail Campanaria doubleheader claim they are getting a raw deal from the organization that holds title to the mountain property where the hiking paths are located.
