General News

Although the latest Covid-19 prevention measures implemented January 16 through 31 by Jalisco authorities are similar and even less stringent than those issued in previous months (see page one), many Chapala residents and visitors have balked at compliance.

The Chapala government has started construction of a small chapel where Ajijic residents will be allowed to hold wakes for deceased relatives.

After years of neglect and gradual deterioration, the Chapala government is taking on the task of fully restoring the mural depicting episodes of local history that graces the retaining wall on Avenida Hidalgo, located steps away from the western end of the waterfront Malecón.

Most local labs apparently offer PCR, antigen and antibody tests, but persons should call to enquire about availability of the specific type, whether an appointment is needed, costs and turn-around time.

Family members of Wendy Sánchez Muñoz, a 33-year-old artist and designer who disappeared on January 9, probably while driving from the coastal town of San Francisco (San Pancho), Nayarit, to Guadalajara, are calling for any information from the public.

A young man from Chapala who was heading to Ajijic on his motorcycle early on January 1 died when he crashed near the highway intersection with Calle Allen W. Lloyd in San Antonio Tlayacapan.

The Chapala Ecology Department this week launched an initiative to salvage dozens of overgrown and diseased trees lining the highway from the east end of Ajijic through La Floresta.

The first time Chapala police officers distributed apples to local children on Three Kings Day was in 2014, an initiative the local media subsequently dubbed “Operation Apple.”