General News

Holiday spirits ran high in the lakeshore area as hordes of revelers turned up for traditional grito celebrations, Independence Day civic parades and the wide array of collateral cultural, sporting and social events that kept things jumping in Chapala, Ajijic, Jocotepec and other locales for five straight days.

Lakeside resident Diana Martin, accomplished clothes designer and founder of Dunes Relaxed Fashion, was among 11 award winners honored by President Enrique Peña Nieto as leaders in Mexico’s export sector.

Chapala native Ángel Padilla Anaya has become a local hero after racking up a series of victories in local, state and national bodybuilding competitions.

Arriving under the tight security net cast over Ajijic from midday Tuesday, September 9, Jalisco Governor Jorge Aristóteles Sandoval Díaz appeared as guest of honor on the podium for the second annual Informe (government report) delivered by Chapala Mayor Joaquín Huerta Barrios.

Chapala’s Asociación de Charros has joined forces with the municipal Sports Commission (Comude) to open a training program for girls and women interested in the lively sport of escaramuza drill team riding, with weekly classes open to beginning and advanced equestrians.

National pride and high spirits will mark the series of lakeside area events programmed in conjunction with the September 16 celebration of Mexico’s Dia de Independencia, offering all sorts of things to do, see and cheer on with your friends and neighbors.

The Chapala municipal government has finally dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s for several major projects slated as the current administration’s hallmark public works.
State and federal agencies that will kick in funding have approved blueprints for the following “big three” projects:

Shoppers showed up en masse at Ajijic’s weekly street market this Wednesday to try out the newly finished swath of interlocking stone pavers installed down the center of Calle Revolución.  Vendors and clients raved about the adoquín pathway that greatly enhances safe and comfortable passage for persons with physical disabilities, moms pushing baby strollers and all other pedestrians.