The Guadalajara Reporter
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Keeping faith with local Christmas season traditions, a pair of children portrayed the roles of Mary and Joseph for one of the posada processions held December 16 through 24 in Ajijic.
Chapala Mayor Alejandro Aguirre gave a shout-out to the Gringos Ajijic and Lakeside Facebook group in gratitude for the generous donation of Christmas dinner food packages distributed to employees of the municipality’s Aseo Pùblico sanitation department.
The holiday season is a ripe time for purse snatchers. They are on the prowl for easy marks, especially shoppers who may be carrying lots of cash and bank cards and are easily distracted as they go about their business.
Guided visits to vineyards and wineries sprouting up on Lake Chapala’s south shore could be the next great tourist attraction for the region, according to Xavier Orendáin de Obeso, Jalisco’s coordinator of Economic Growth and Economic Development.
The Chapala government has activated a security detail to help keep residents and visitors safe and secure throughout the holiday season.
Hundreds of children from underprivileged families will wake up Christmas morning to the joy of finding a special gift from the Baby Jesus, compliments of this year’s Juguetón program.
After-dark Christmas décor at Chapala City Hall and nearby public spaces is spectacular this year with an eye-popping lighting scheme that was switched on Thursday, December 9 to the delight of the big crowd of spectators.
Getting 2022 off to a tasty start, the Festival del Café, Chocolate y Vino promises to bring the enticing flavors of Mexico to Ajijic for the January 8 and 9 weekend.
Nighttime activity on the Ajijic plaza has picked up pace this month, more so since it has been fully decorated for the holidays with multicolored piñatas, paper lanterns, giant shepherds’ staffs adorned with paper flowers and long streamers, all lit up in bright lights.