The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Ajijic took the brunt of torrential rains that poured over the neighboring Sierra del Travesaño mountain range in the early hours of Saturday, October 1. Fortunately, only minor damages were reported after rain water, mud, stones and debris inundated streets across thebreadth of the town.
The first mechanical components for removing patches of lirio acuático (water hyacinth) from Lake Chapala arrived this week, advancing plans to launch the four-million-peso weed control program in early November once the rainy season subsides.
Thanks to good reflexes and quick thinking, the driver of a bottled water delivery truck managed to avoid a potentially tragic collision after the vehicle’s brakes failed near the busy intersection of the Libramiento and the Chapala-Ajijic highway.
All aboard! Well, not quite yet. But after a year-long wait, an old caboose gifted to Chapala by the Ferrocarriles Mexicanos (Ferromex) Foundation was finally delivered Friday, September 23 for installation outside the Centro Cultural González Gallo, the town’s former train station.
Two new garbage trucks recently acquired by the Chapala municipal government may bring about minor improvements in the current irregularity of pick-up services, but there are no signs that big changes in solid waste management will come any time soon.
The daily lives of media reporters who cover local news in the lakeshore region often revolve around pounding the pavement, tedious waiting for formal events and interviews with government officials, dropping personal activities to cover breaking stories and rushing to meet deadlines.
Efren González let out a nervous chuckle as he slapped tile plaster on the back side of the first of several hundred clay plaques that will make up his Mural de los Muertos, a massive sculpture he is creating as permanent tribute to Ajijic’s dearly departed.
A health crisis can strike anyone at any time. In many emergency cases, medical treatment may involve a need for blood.
A new highlight of Chapala’s September Independence Day parade was the police contingent that led this year’s 90-minute cavalcade along Avenida Madero.
