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Flooding hits lakeshore towns

While summer storms have caused frequent flooding on the streets of the Guadalajara metro area, the 2021 rainy season is now starting to provoke natural disasters in Lake Chapala’s shoreline communities.

Disabled to take part in athletic races

Chapala’s Club Guerpardos celebrates its fourth anniversary with a multi-faceted competition program on Sunday, July 25, that includes two events for disabled athletes. All the events start and finish at La Vela Plaza, located at the west end of the Chapala Malecón.

Villagers unite to rescue Ajijic chapel

Ajijic’s Capiila del Rosario situated at the northwest corner of the plaza is a local landmark and an important point of reference for generations of the religious faithful. Today, the 18th-century stone structure is in bad shape, closed down almost two years ago until extensive repairs are done to keep it standing.

Offerings laid to ancestral gods

Indigenous pilgrims from Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos and Mexico City arrived at Chapala’s waterfront on Monday, July 12 en route to Xapawiyeme, a sacred site located on the Isla de los Alacranes (Scorpion Island).

Virgin brings blessings to Chapala

Jalisco’s most venerated religious  icon, the Virgin of Zapopan, rolled into Chapala Sunday, July 11, for her customary summer visit to raise prayers for a favorable rainy season and blessings for Mexico’s largest lake.

Virgin brings blessings to Chapala

Jalisco’s most venerated religious  icon, the Virgin of Zapopan, rolled into Chapala Sunday, July 11, for her customary summer visit to raise prayers for a favorable rainy season and blessings for Mexico’s largest lake.