General News

Say bye-bye to Chapala’s Mercado de Artesanias, a crumbling landmark located across the road from the town’s Acapulquito seafood restaurant row. Demolition of the 35-year old structure got under way Tuesday, January 5. The plan is for the building to be totally razed by the middle of the month.

With the New Year’s holiday falling on a Friday, government agencies in Chapala will begin the collection of 2016 taxes and fees on Monday, January 4. For local residents keen to deal promptly with fiscal responsibilities and take advantage of early bird discount rates, here is a basic guide to effecting payments.  

The Jocotepec municipal government has relocated its principal customer service offices to a new address at Hidalgo 187, situated two and a half blocks south of the central plaza. 

It’s an itsy-bitsy critter, small enough to fit on a ten-peso coin.  Eleutherodactylus grunwaldi, a.k.a. Grunwald’s Chirping Frog, is a rare species recently discovered deep in the Sierra de Manantlan mountain range spanning the states of Jalisco and Colima.

Pancreatic cancer survivor, acclaimed artist and Wings of Hope supporter Arturo Garcia, an Ajijic native now living in Denver, Colorado, recently donated two paintings to the University of Colorado Hospital. His donation was an expression of his gratitude for the care he received at UCH almost three years ago.

Chapala resident Octavio Romero Alvalos, 35, the popular waiter at Mom’s Deli and Café, drew on an agonizing personal experience  to create a loving and giving Christmas tradition. 

As 2016 gets rolling, the Reporter offers readers a heads-up on the major Mexican civic holidays, traditional festivities and special events that will come up over the next 12 months.

For the first time ever, the Jalisco State Congress has set aside specific funding to control the spread of lirio aquatico (water hyacinth) in Lake Chapala.