General News

Jalisco Governor Jorge Aristoteles Sandoval Diaz visited Jocotepec on Thursday, August 8, to break ground for a community hospital designed to serve 88,000 inhabitants in the lakeshore region who lack social security benefits and medical insurance to deal with health issues.

Atotonilquillo, Chapala’s most distant satellite community, is winding up to celebrate the 20th annual edition of Expo Membrillo, a colorful country-style fair set for August 10 and 11 that revolves around the town’s main fruit crop, the quince. 

The Lake Chapala Crime website is back on-line after a four month hiatus.

Embarking on a marathon working tour in the Lake Chapala region last week, Jalisco Human Rights Commission president Felipe de Jesus Alvarez Cibrian addressed local issues revolving around indigenous cultures, clean water and public security.

The men and women of Chapala’s municipal police force are becoming mentally equipped to better serve the public through specialized training courses programmed during their off-duty hours.

Ajijic artist Javier Zaragoza has temporarily closed shop at his local gallery to dedicate his time and talent to restoring the giant mural he painted on the southern façade of the town’s Delegacion office building back in 2008.

A four-year-old girl drowned Friday, July 26 as she played at the edge of Lake Chapala with several other youngsters while her father was fishing out in the water.

While the Lake Chapala Society deserves a pat on the back for attempting to get official answers on sticky legal issues that impact many expat residents through the new monthly Town Topic series, the July 19 session advertised as “Nuts and Bolts of Legalizing your Car” clearly fell short of expectations for the 50-plus members who squeezed in to every available seat.