General News

A runaway truck caused massive damage mid-afternoon Saturday, October 8 when it plowed through the busiest intersection of the Chapala-Jocotepec highway after losing its brakes on the downhill slope of the Libramiento bypass. 

The National Water Commission (Conagua) has slapped a suspension order on the Chapala government’s construction of a footbridge to connect the eastern leg of the Malecón with the Jesus Pescador artificial island.

Irate residents of Riberas del Pilar staged a protest at Chapala City Hall early Monday, October 10, challenging Mayor Javier Degollado to keep his campaign promise to fix the deficient public services that have plagued the neighborhood for at least two decades. 

Teamwork was the order of the day as workers rushed to finish the reconstruction of Chapala’s Calle Venustiano Carranza by the end this week. The street is due to reopen to traffic Monday morning.

Thinking about tying the knot with the love of your life? If you enjoy crowds and want to go low budget, take advantage of the collective civil marriage ceremony the Chapala government is planning for Friday, October 28, 7 p.m., at the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia.  

Ajijic took the brunt of torrential rains that poured over the neighboring Sierra del Travesaño mountain range in the early hours of Saturday, October 1.  Fortunately, only minor damages were reported after rain water, mud, stones and debris inundated streets across thebreadth of the town.

The life-size statue of Chapala’s patron saint San Francisco de Asís was hustled off to Guadalajara early Wednesday, October 5 for an emergency restoration procedure to repair a severe head injury and the amputation of several fingers.

The first mechanical components for removing patches of lirio acuático (water hyacinth)  from Lake Chapala arrived this week, advancing plans to launch the four-million-peso weed control program in early November once the rainy season subsides.