Another twist in Zapotillo Dam saga
A district judge has ordered federal and state authorities to halt work on the Zapotillo Dam in northeastern Jalisco, demanding the curtain be kept at a height of 80 meters rather than the 105 meters in the original design.
Could tequila reduce diabetes? No, but researchers at the Center for Investigation and Advanced Studies in Irapuato, Guanajuato have identified a substance in the agave plant (which tequila is made from) called agavinas that reduces glucose levels.
Residents of Temacapulin, soon to be inundated to make way for a dam, have set up road blocks on the outskirts of the northeastern Jalisco town to restrict the entry of state officials.
Residents of the small village of La Villita in the Jalisco municipality of Tala were woken in the early hours of Sunday morning by a fierce odor of gasoline that burned their throats and made their heads ache.
A tourist town like Tapalpa — given “Pueblo Magico” status 12 years ago — should probably have a more forward looking mayor.