The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Full-tilt party time is on the horizon as Chapala and Ajijic warm up for lively Carnaval festivities that build up to a final blowout on Tuesday, February 28, this year’s date for Mardi Gras celebrations around the globe.
Initial rehabilitation of Chapala’s Parque de la Cristiania is due for completion around the end this month, city officials report.
A burglary suspect armed with a canister of mace when apprehended by Chapala police will remain behind bars while awaiting trial on charges of robbery and the more serious crime of attempting to bribe arresting officers.
Chapala has scheduled a variety of special activities tied into the 100th Anniversary of Mexico’s Constitution, promulgated on February 5, 1917.
A resident U.S. citizen, who wishes to remain anonymous, reports that she was snatched off the street Wednesday, February 1, while walking from Ajijic to shop at Walmart.
Work crews have made significant progress in clearing weeds and litter from the borders of the Chapala-Ajijic libramiento (bypass).
A study by the University of Guadalajara (UdG) indicates that children living in a pueblo on the shores of Lake Chapala, near Poncitlan, have high levels of heavy metals in their urine, although investigators draw no conclusions as to the exact cause of their condition.
Internet speeds in the lakeside area tend to swing widely according to geographic location, this newspaper has discovered after some detailed investigation.
Amid growing fears that President Donald Trump’s persistent anti-Mexico rhetoric may spark a backlash against U.S. citizens residing south of the border, Chapala Mayor Javier Degollado has reassuring words for the local expat community.
