General News

Both lanes of the south leg of Chapala’s Avenida Madero were reopened for through traffic as of Saturday, April 8, just as throngs of Easter season visitors began arriving in town.

The appearance of religious tributes dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows (aka La Dolorosa) mark the start of Mexico’s traditional Easter season observances.

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church has scheduled a series of weekly seminars linked together under the title “Future Living” with the aim of helping local people gain knowledge on planning for care in the later stages of life, either at home or in one of the lakeside area’s senior resident facilities.

The lively strains of mariachi music, Mexico’s signature genre, will fill the air over the five days of the first Mariachi Encounter held in Ajijic.

The Jalisco Tourism Ministry has installed a series of Pueblo Mágico guideposts for out of town visitors in Ajijic intended to direct them to different points of interest. 

Chapala police and state investigators may have finally rounded up a criminal gang involved in a rash of catalytic converter thefts in the north shore area.

Under management of the Movimiento Ambiental Solidario (MAS) non-profit association, the Reciclaje de Ribera Chapala project is making strides in improving the grounds and efficiency at the Centro de Acopio recycling collection center located in a large white warehouse set on the north side of the highway about a five minute drive from the western outskirts of Ajijic.

Federal, state and municipal authorities are collaborating in the public safety operations programmed for the busy Easter holiday period to increase protection for local inhabitants and the throngs of  tourists visiting the Chapala north shore area.