General News

Bolardos, the vertical poles or bollards embedded at street corners and other points along the Chapala-Jocotepec Ciclovía, have the purpose of preventing motor vehicles from invading the lanes reserved for cyclists and pedestrians.

Tiny ceremonial vessels used in pre-Hispanic times to deposit offerings of tears and blood to Lake Chapala were uncovered, along with arrowheads and shards of clay objects, during excavations being carried out on August 15 along the portion of Avenida Madero located in front of City Hall.

Festive special events leading up to Mexico’s Independence Day on September 16 will crank up at lakeside over the next two weeks, giving native inhabitants and foreigners equal opportunities to get in high spirits for the celebration of the birth of the nation.

Every month Cruz Roja Chapala (CRC) attends to approximately 1,500 people requiring medical attention and emergency services.

Chapala and Jooctepec hosted extensions of the 29th Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi concert program, drawing huge audiences to scenic waterfront venues.

Ajijic was among the guest towns invited to last weekend’s festivities in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, marking the 20th anniversary of its designation as a Pueblo Mágico.

Lake Chapala is brimming today as the 2022 rainy season heads into the final stretch.  As of August, official statistics from the National Water Commission (Conagua) show Mexico’s largest lake standing slightly over 70 percent holding capacity, compared with 58.41 percent one year ago.

A section of the retaining wall located on the western leg of the Chapala Malecón collapsed in the early hours of Monday, August 22 due to erosion caused by surging lake water and wave action stirred up by recent storms.