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Ajijic plaza remodel plan sparks uproar

The Chapala government’s publication of architectural renderings illustrating plans to partially remodel Ajijic’s central plaza has unleashed a tsunami of discontent among both Mexican and foreign citizens.


Virgin of Guadalupe festivities called off

The traditional December 12 street processions and other customary festivities held at lakeside during the Novenario for La Virgen de Guadalupe, Mexico’s foremost religious icon, have been cancelled this year because of the Covid pandemic.

Ajijic finally granted Pueblo Mágico status

Ajijic received the official title as one of 11 new Pueblo Mágico tourist destinations at the announcement ceremony hosted by the Secretaría de Turismo Federal on Tuesday, December 1 in Mexico City. It was Chapala’s third stab at gaining the coveted designation.