The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The emblematic Fuente de Pescadores in the heart of Chapala’s tourist zone has been refurbished with the installation of dancing fountains, nighttime lighting in revolving colors, and lake-themed decorative touches for the surrounding walkways. Metal mesh nets for the fisherman statues and other new details are still in the works.
The Chapala government welcomed in 2016 with a free New Year’s Eve party at the waterfront Malecón, climaxing with a dazzling fireworks display fired up at the stroke of midnight.
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.
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.
