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Jocotepec Hospital Now Requires Jalisco Medical Insurance Enrollment

Patients seeking care at the Jocotepec Community Hospital must now be enrolled in Jalisco Medical Insurance, a requirement that took effect on July 28. Enrollment...

Jalisco Transport Discount Card: Senior Citizens Must Register by Friday

Senior citizens in Jalisco have until this Friday, July 31, to apply for the "Yo Jalisco, Apoyo al Transporte" 2026 program, which offers free...

Jalisco Wildlife Agency Rescues 236 Animals in Second Quarter

The Metropolitan Agency for Urban Forests carried out 196 wildlife rescue operations between April and June 2026, treating 236 animals across eight municipalities in...

Jalisco Aqueduct Project Stalled as Federal Approval Remains Pending

A major aqueduct project for the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area has been waiting more than a year for federal technical approval, with Jalisco Governor Jesús...

San Antonio Tlayacapan Prepares Second Balloon Regatta

San Antonio Tlayacapan will host the second edition of its Balloon Regatta on September 20, following the parade marking Mexico's Independence Day. The event...

MEXICAN LAW: What Every Expat Needs to Know in 2026

By Lisa Jorgensen, Publisher, Lake Chapala Reporter Mexico is a wonderful place to live, but it operates under a legal system that differs from the...

Jocotepec Approves 5.6 Million Pesos in Water, Sewer, and Street Projects

The Jocotepec City Council has approved four public infrastructure projects totalling more than 5.6 million pesos, funded through the 2026 Federal Social Infrastructure Fund...

Online Petition Demands Protection of Ajijic Hills from Development

A petition on Change.org calling for stricter urbanisation regulations to protect the hills above Ajijic has gathered more than 2,600 signatures since being launched...

Lake Chapala Reaches Best July Level in Three Years

Lake Chapala has risen 38 centimetres since the start of the rainy season and now stands at 68.63 percent of its total capacity —...

Lakeside Residents Warned of Suspicious Traffic Fine Text Messages

Members of the foreign community in the Chapala Lakeside area are alerting neighbours to text messages claiming to notify recipients of traffic violations and...

Obituary – Dinah Schoellkopf DeVry

Dinah Schoellkopf DeVry, a longtime lakeside resident whose connection to the Ajijic community stretched back to the 1960s, passed away on Thursday, July 16,...

Ajijic Underground Cabling Project Reaches 50 Percent Completion

Nearly two months into the underground cabling project in Ajijic's historic centre, work is proceeding on schedule with the first phase approximately 50 percent...

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