The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Foreign citizens applying for driver’s licenses at the Chapala office of the Jalisco Traffic Department (SVT) are being exempted from a new requirement to present a copy of the CURP personal identity number to carry out the process.
Contrary to some negative buzz on the local grapevine, leading lakeside area realtors see positive signs of stability and future growth in their business sector.
It’s no coincidence that tensions have subsided and a sense of tranquility begins to reign anew in communities bordering Lake Chapala’s shoreline.
Lakesiders who have been agitating over the imminent erection of a giant sign outside the local Walmart can breathe easy.
Work to expand the the rural two-lane road connecting the Guadalajara-Colima highway (Carretera Federal 54) to Jocotepec into a modern four-lane highway appears to be halted after more than two years.
A Chapala policeman is among three men arrested on Tuesday, August 7 in connection with a fatal shooting in Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos.
Thanks to the initiative of a private citizen, Ajijic’s waterfront park is now graced with a meandering row of 20 new trees. The reforestation project was carried out along the western extreme of the Malecon on Saturday, July 28 in cooperation with the municipal government.
Personnel from the Chapala government and the state health department hit the streets this week with a community outreach dengue fever prevention program.
It’s quince-picking season in the farmlands near Lake Chapala, a great time to plan a day trip to Atotonilquillo for the annual town festival celebrated in conjunction with the summer harvest.
