General News

Two men and a woman were taken into custody in the aftermath of a gun battle between public security officers and criminal suspects that broke out Tuesday, September 13, in the Chapala suburb of Riberas del Pilar.

Among all the colorful festivities tied into this month’s celebration of Mexican Independence, none quite equal Ajijic’s Regatta de Globos, the dazzling exhibition of hot-air balloons hand-crafted from rainbow-hued tissue paper that will take place Saturday, September 10, at the Cruz Azul soccer field.

An elderly foreigner presumed to be a U.S. citizen was pronounced dead of natural causes where his body was found Tuesday, August 30 on the west end of Ajijic.

On the night of Thursday, September 15, crowds will gather in lakeside communities and elsewhere all across the nation to recall Miguel Hidalgo’s famed Cry for Independence.

Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre Curiel is preparing to deliver the Informe de Gobierno (state of the municipality report) covering the first year of the 2021-2024 administration that will take place Monday, September, 6 p.m., at the city’s central plaza.

The Ajijic Museo de Arte (AMA) invites the public to attend the opening of the second exhibit of works from its collection of legacy art set for Sunday, September 4, noon.

This summer, pickleball players have chipped in to repair and repaint the playground at the primary school (primaria) located in Ajijic’s Tepalo neighborhood, as well as purchase 40 new sports balls of various sizes, and remove a tree stump from the site.  

As part of its anniversary program of activities, the Centro Cultural de Ajijic (CCA) offered free painting workshops for children every Sunday at the esplanade on the north side of the plaza.