The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
A group of around 100 sight-impaired tourists from 14 countries spent a full day in the Chapala area on Tuesday, August 18, experiencing local attractions for their ears, fingertips, noses and taste buds.
The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) this week sealed the deal to buy a lakefront property juxtaposed to the southeast perimeter of its main campus. According to President Ben White, the new add-on will allow the organization to expand services and activities, in line with projections for future growth.
Chapala parish priest Enrique Monteón Curiel reported the theft of valuables from the sacristy of the San Francisco Church discovered early Monday, August 19.
At the petition of native and foreign residents, Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta has given his seal of approval to the blueprints for the International Garden developed at the western extreme of Ajijic’s waterfront Malecón.
Chapala’s Nueva Vida rehab center recently celebrated its 17th anniversary as a local safe haven for individuals battling addictions and substance abuse, particularly those from families of limited means.
The lakeside Century 21 franchise AccessMex hosted a group of more 140 real estate agents and brokers from five states at the company’s regional summer meeting Friday, August 14 at Ajijic’s Hotel Real.
The 19th Chapala Model Railroad Convention takes place at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo (old Chapala train station), Friday through Sunday, August 7-9.
While continuing to philosophically duke it out with municipal officials and a faction of discontented locals, Guadalajara entrepreneur Hector Fabio Rizzo has more grandiose plans in mind beyond simply the resuscitation of the restaurant attached to the Ajijic pier.
As Lake Chapala continues on a steady rise, Chapala Mayor Joaquín Huerta went into the muck last Sunday to lead a team of 50 volunteers in a clean-up of aquatic weeds that are creeping up on the town’s waterfront.
