The Guadalajara Reporter
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The last week of December was filled with bittersweet moments for Héctor España as he hosted the traditional Christmas dinner buffet to a sell-out crowd of 342 guests, followed by the well-attended New Year’s Eve dinner dance.
January: Ron Hudson, age 88.
Ajijic could obtain additional municipal funding next year thanks to an initiative presented by Chapala government solicitor Gamaliel Soto Perez, a leading member of the city council.
Chapala government offices resumed their regular hours on Tuesday, January 2 following the holiday vacation period, with many local taxpayers hustling to cover 2024 fiscal responsibilities and take advantage of early bird discount rates.
Christ Church Lakeside sponsors “Loaves and Fishes,” a food distribution, coordinated by Junior Warden Al Ramos, to needy Lakeside families.
Throngs of pilgrims are swarming the village of Cajititlán de los Reyes this weekend to manifest their devotion to the town’s religious patrons Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, a.k.a. Los Reyes Magos.
December 31: Chapala ushers in 2024 with a free New Year’s Eve celebration at the waterfront Malecón, starting at 9 p.m., with live musical entertainment staged at the Fuente de Pescadores and fireworks lighting up the sky at midnight.
Ajijic west-siders ushered in 2024 with their traditionally mirthful Año Nuevo parade.
Patricia Moran is the founder and director of CreSer, a non-profit Mexican NGO that supports efforts to bring about positive change in the indigenous villages east of Chapala.
