General News

In a move aimed at alleviating traffic congestion and increasing the efficiency of public transportation, the Chapala municipal government is developing a plan to formalize local bus routes and establish safe pickup and drop-off points for passengers.

The opening of an Ajijic branch of Jocotepec’s Centro de Estudios de Aguas Continentales (CETAC 01) will provide new options for local students seeking entry into high school-level education programs.

Chapala’s municipal Traffic Department has initiated enforcement of the local transit code, with 45 tickets issued during the first week since the regulations took effect on March 11. 

A man and woman were gunned down in Jocotepec on Wednesday, March 13, in the latest rash of violent crimes reported in the lakeshore region. The fatal incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. at a restaurant located on Calle Vicente Guerrero between the intersections of Zaragoza and Niños Héroes where the female victim, age 35, was hit by seven bullets and the male, age 50, with four shots.

In another blow to the Chapala government’s finances, one of its bank accounts has been partially frozen to guarantee payment of an alleged 2.5-million-peso debt inherited from the previous municipal administration.

Flames engulfed a Guadalajara-Chapala bus on the highway to Cajititlan this week.  Fortunately no passengers were on board at the time and no one was injured. The incident was captured on camera and distributed on social media – where else!

Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya  joined Ajijic administrator Juan Ramón Flores for the March 14 delivery of assorted work tools and supplies purchased to enhance the upkeep of green areas in Chapala’s five satellite towns.

An elderly foreigner identified as Gary Robert “N”, age 79, was found dead in his Chapala home Tuesday, March 12, around 5 p.m. His nationality has not been revealed.