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Mexico Tourist Fee Could Jump 35% Under 2027 Budget Plan

Mexico's national hotel association has come out against a proposed 35.9 percent increase in the federal fee paid by many international visitors beginning in...

Social Security’s 2027 Cost-of-Living Increase: Likely Larger Than Last Year’s

The official 2027 US Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) has not been announced yet, but early forecasts are pointing to an increase larger than...

Artists of Lake Chapala Launch Third Annual Art Market

Artists of Lake Chapala will launch their third annual Art Market series on Saturday, September 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the...

Social Security Funding Gap: What It Means for Americans Abroad

Social Security's retirement trust fund is projected to exhaust its reserves in 2032, according to the Social Security Board of Trustees' 2026 annual report....

Chapala and Ajijic Celebrate Independence Day With Music, Fireworks, and Civic Events

The Chapala government has announced its official program for the 2026 Independence Day celebrations, with civic, cultural, and recreational activities running from September 11...

Volaris Launches Five New Direct Routes From Guadalajara to the United States

Volaris has announced five new direct routes connecting Guadalajara to key U.S. cities, with the first two launching October 2 and three more following...

Ajijic Ready to Celebrate National Holidays

Ajijic has a full schedule of events planned for the National Holidays, with activities running from September 5 through 16, combining competitions, music, traditions,...

Jalisco Corn Farmers Stage Peaceful Highway Caravan

Corn farmers in Jalisco staged a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday, World Agriculture Day, traveling along the Chapala-Guadalajara highway in tractors and pickup trucks from...

Special Screening of ‘On the Waves’ Coming to Ajijic

The film "On the Waves" (2025), directed by Los Altos filmmaker Horacio Alcalá, will have a special screening on September 9 at Cine-Lago in...

Jalisco Corn Producers Plan Protest Today, Traffic Disruptions Expected

Corn producers from across Jalisco are mobilizing today at four entry points to Guadalajara to demand overdue federal payments and greater support for marketing...

INSIDER – BANKING AND INVESTING AT LAKE CHAPALA: What Every Expat Needs to Know in 2026

By Lisa Jorgensen, Publisher, Lake Chapala Reporter Banking in Mexico as a foreign resident is more straightforward than many newcomers expect — and more complicated...

Chapala Highway Expansion to El Salto Gets Underway

Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro has launched the second phase of the Chapala Highway modernization, covering 5.3 kilometers between the Guadalajara International Airport and the...

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