The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Timed to welcome flocks of migratory birds that are winging their way from Canada and the United States for the winter season, the fourth annual Festival de las Aves del Lago de Chapala will take place from Friday, November 22 through December 1, offering a variety of cultural and educational activities at different north shore venues.
The second biennial International Circus Act Festival of Mexico (FiCHo) opens ten straight days of lively activities with a series of events scheduled Thursday, November 14 through Sunday, November 17 at various venues in Chapala and Ajijic. The program continues November 18-24 with all kinds of happenings scheduled in Guadalajara.
The lakeside delegation of the National Chamber of Commerce (CONACO) convened a meeting between federal immigration and tax department officials and the local traffic commander to share perspectives on laws and regulations of special concern to the area’s expatriate community.
Hardcore shoppers and collectors of Mexican folk art will have a field day at the 12th annual Feria Maestros del Arte, set for next weekend at the sprawling grounds of the Chapala Yacht Club.
A foreign resident of Ajijic’s La Cristina neighborhood was shot in the wrist during a scuffle with an intruder who broke into his home in broad daylight on Friday, October 18. The perpetrator also attacked the 72-year-old victim with pepper spray several times during the violent encounter before fleeing the scene.
It all started in November 2010 with the launch of a weekly soup kitchen that provided free meals to impoverished families living in Chapala’s bleakest neighborhood. In three short years the Tepehua Centro Comunitario has evolved into a vibrant hub of activity where needy children and adults congregate to receive a helping hand in dealing with the full gamut of troubling family issues and most importantly, gain the practical skills and self-respect needed to overcome the oppressive cycle of poverty and despair.
The Son de Mexico dance troupe from San Juan Cosala opened its three-performance Dia de Muertos show series on Wednesday, October 30, putting on a magnificent two-hour spectacle for the small but appreciative audience in attendance at the Auditorio de la Ribera.
Chapala is all dolled up for the Dia de Muertos holidays with a community-wide display of giant catrina statues spanning the waterfront boardwalks and other central points in Ajijic, San Antonio Tlayacapan and the municipal seat.
Local contractor Marco Zaragoza is the brain behind an ambitious plan to develop an aquatic sports center at the Ajijic waterfront. He has drawn up a basic blueprint of a complex to house a semi-Olympic swimming pool, a smaller pool for teaching local kids to swim, a ramp for launching rowboats and kayaks, a gymnastics platform and dressing and restroom facilities.
