General News

Lake Chapala Society volunteer Steve Balfour and local Chamber of Commerce delegate Benjamin Mora brought in Chapala Traffic Department Director Gerardo Bautista and Police Chief Raúl Valenciano as guest speakers for the July 9 session of the Conexiones Entre Amigos program.

The normal flow of traffic will be interrupted in downtown Chapala and the Chapala-Jocotepec highway on Sunday, July 14 due to festivities surrounding the visit of La Virgen de Zapopan and the simultaneous running of Ajijic’s Chupinaya mountain race.

Chapala’s 2018-2021 administration has formed the Ecology and Sustainable Development Advisory Council, established Tuesday, July 10 with representatives of the municipality’s academic and business sectors, civil associations and City Hall officials.

Leadership of Chapala Sunrise Rotary Club switched from Mexican to English hands as outgoing president Héctor España Ramos relinquished the gavel to Frank Ewer at the installation of the 2019-2020 board Monday, July 1.

A collection of objects and images related to the Virgin of Zapopan is temporarily on display at the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia in Chapala.

The Rotary Club of Ajijic and Butterflies en Mexico (BeM) are working to uplift the village of Hacienda La Labor, located just four kilometers east of Chapala.

Chapala will welcome the beloved Virgen de Zapopan on Sunday, July 14 for a three-day visit that will be enveloped in fanfare and religious fervor marking the tenth anniversary of the icon’s coronation as La Reina del Lago (Queen of the Lake).

Bread is the staff of life, the old proverb says. But not all bread is created equal. Proof of that is the outstanding artisanal products available at a new bakery that was opened last month in Jocotepec by brothers Carlos and Josué Arredondo Campos.