General News

The lakeside area is once again being targeted by scam artists who employ the telephone and wily psychological tactics to talk unwary victims into opening their pocketbooks.

Ajijic will be the site of the first official United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) competition to be held in the state of Jalisco. This inaugural event takes place at the Hotel Perico on the Libramiento on Saturday February 27 and Sunday, February 28.

“Discover the Colors of Chapala” reads the legend on a billboard that monopolizes the skyline at Avenida Patria and Naciones Unidas, one of metro-area Guadalajara’s busiest intersections.

Distinguished Mexican journalist Alfredo Corchado and colleague Angela Kocherga present the dialogue/discussion “Still Midnight in Mexico?” at Open Circle in the Lake Chapala Society garden Sunday, February 28, 10:30 a.m.

A computer and ink cartridge supply shop located on Ajijic’s Calle Ocampo, along with the adjacent second-story living quarters of proprietor Martin Leal and his family, went up in smoke and flames Monday, February 15. 

With the inauguration of a brand new court house on Monday, February 15, Chapala looks set to lead the way in Jalisco’s effort to meet the summer deadline of implementing oral trials in Mexico. 

Dozens of Chapala government employees lined up at the local police station Tuesday, February 16 to take advantage of a mobile unit set up by Jalisco’s Secretaria de Movilidad (Transportation Department) for the issuance driver’s permits.

A field of approximately 120 mariners will set sail in Lake Chapala next weekend during the three day run of the Copa Porsche Regatta.