General News

Ajijic’s 18th annual Carrera de Montaña La Chupinaya, scheduled for Sunday, July 20, will be in the international limelight as top competitors from Canada, the United States and Mexico vie for honors in the race selected for a second time as the host event for the North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) Mountain Championships.

The Jalisco Finance Secretariat has admitted that it will be unable to fulfill its promise to hand deliver all annual car registrations paid for online or at banks or convenience stores across the state.

What do you get if you cross the laid-back fun of Frisbee flying and the stricter rigors of banging golf balls around a marked course? It’s disc golf, labeled by fans as the fastest growing sport on the planet.

The Chapala branch of the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is taking a stab at improving customer services with the opening of a new office located at the corner of Calle Zaragoza and Privada Zaragoza, about a half block away from the former location.

María de los Angeles Ochoa Ceja is being hailed as a local sports hero following her outstanding performance in the 2014 Mexico Youth Olympics sailing contest. The Chapala teenager captured three silver medals during three straight days of competition held May 2 to 4 at Valle de Bravo in Estado de México.

Gerardo Degollado turned into the prodigal son of Chapala’s political scene after retaking his seat on the city council following a one-year leave of absence.

Long-time Chapala resident Raymond Margolis died in a Guadalajara hospital on Thursday, May 1 in the wake of a violent assault by three thieves who stormed into his home on Avenida Francisco Madero.

Plans for renovating Calle Revoulcion, the site of Ajijic’s weekly tianguis street market, are on hold until the Chapala government receives a federal funding package that isn’t expected until August or September, according to Mayor Joaquin Huerta.