The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
As if free samplings of Mexico’s emblematic firewater isn’t enough to draw hoards of visitors, the three-day Festival del Tequila Chapala 2013 will offer plenty of south-of-the-border style entertainment.
Chapala will welcome the beloved Virgen de Zapopan on Sunday, July 14 for a two-day visit that will be enveloped in colorful fanfare and religious fervor.
A 22-hour electronic music festival held June 29 and 30 in Ajijic triggered mass outrage among local residents who were forced to endure incessant high-decibel noise and offensive misbehavior by more than 1,500 young rockers from the Guadalajara metro area in attendance.
With the Virgin of Zapopan’s summer pilgrimage and the Mud Festival off-road vehicle event (see above right) both booked for Sunday, July 14, motorists should think twice before setting out to drive to or through Chapala that day.
If you harbor any preconceived ideas about Chapala’s American Legion Post Seven, now is probably a good time to ditch them.
Motorheads can expect a day of adrenaline and sport at the Can-Am BRP Festival del Lodo, to be held in Chapala on Sunday, July 14.
Jalisco’s state congress saved Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta from a two-week suspension from his duties, voting last week to reject a judicial ruling to that effect handed down earlier this year.
In response to continuing fallout from the recent electronic music blowout held at Ajijic’s Tecoluta soccer field, Chapala Mayor Joaquin Huerta has issued a formal apology and a firm promise that he will henceforth prohibit all events of that type in the municipality.
Following a brief postponement, Chapala’s Festival del Tequila 2013 is back on track with firm dates set for July 19 through 21.