The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The Jocotepec municipal government is progressively implementing strict regulation of motorcycle traffic, starting with a crackdown on the use of helmets and a limit of two passengers aboard each vehicle.
Children will be out on the streets of local neighborhoods to join in pre-Christmas posada processions held daily through Monday, December 24.
Ajijic’s big red trash truck collects discarded plastic, metal, glass and paper goods left curbside along the town’s central streets,
The Chapala municipal government has built and refurbished 12 ramps along Avenida Madero’s median strip to facilitate safe passage for people with mobility issues.
Chapala Sunrise Rotary Club has launched a letter-writing campaign to pressure the new Jalisco government from suspending specialized dental services at Ajijic’s Centro de Salud.
By Dale Hoyt Palfrey
Educating younger generations on the humane and responsible care of animals and the benefits of pet sterilization is one of the goals of Operación Amor, the volunteer organization that operates free spay and neuter clinics for Chapala area residents of limited means.
Cruz Roja (Red Cross) Chapala fund-raising masterminds Dee Grant and Don Marie Fraser were all smiles as they handed over the keys of a brand new ambulance delivered to the local clinic’s Rescue Coordinator Marco Antonio González Ornelas on Thursday, December 13.
Tom Thompson and Esther Parada from Ajijic’s waste recycling committee joined Chapala Ecology Director José Jaime on Friday, December 14 as the first load of collected PET plastic was trucked out to Primavera Verde, a Guadalajara company that will convert the material into flower pots and mannequins.
Residents of Lake Chapala’s north shore corridor are advised to exercise caution as property crimes have spiked in recent weeks, according to anecdotal reports.