General News

The local government is fixing up the string of signs illustrating the toponymic insignia of Lake Chapala’s shoreline municipalities that are installed along the sidewalk bordering Paseo Ramón Corona between Avenida Madero and Calle Juárez.

Mexico could rightly peg the next four weeks as the Merry month of May. Ironically, it’s the hottest time of year when one might be inclined to hang up the hammock and laze about in the shade about for the duration were it not for constant festivities to motivate getting out and about.

The process of restoring Ajijic’s Capilla del Rosario finally began the last week of March, following the installation of wood scaffolding to shore up the crumbling roof and ceiling, shown here by project architect Josué Ramos.

Ricardo González is back home in Ajijic after a trip to Peru to compete in the Ultra Machu Picchu Trail mountain race on April 10. Ricardo, better known to friends as “Chicles,”is a former Ajijic delegado and founder of the prestigious Chupinaya mountain race.

Salvaged sheet metal is the fascination that fuels James Andrew’s art. Treasure is found in dented cabinet doors, discarded shelving and wrinkled fragments of industry.

A fire broke out Sunday, April 24, at Bruno’s Restaurant, Ajijic’s long-established and popular steakhouse located on the highway at Carretera Oriente 20 near the corner of Calle Marcos Castellanos.

Vid Forum is the most prestigious and important wine and gastronomic event in Ribera de Chapala, with the participation of more than 15 national and international wine houses (and a few from around the lake);

A new water supply issue gushed forth for Chapala authorities this month when townspeople of San Nicolás de Ibarra discovered workmen digging up the street near the entrance to Vista del Lago for the purpose of installing a connection to the municipal system to feed a new housing development.