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Mexico Welcoming More Tourists But Earning Less from Each Visit

Mexico received more international visitors in the first five months of 2026 than in the same period last year, but earned less from them...

Drunk Driving Fines in Jalisco Can Reach Nearly 24,000 Pesos

Driving under the influence in Jalisco carries fines, administrative arrest, and vehicle impoundment in 2026, with penalties scaled to the level of alcohol detected. Based...

MEXICAN RESIDENCY: What Lake Chapala Expats Need to Know in 2026

By Lisa Jorgensen, Publisher, Lake Chapala Reporter If you've been living at Lake Chapala for any length of time, you already know that Mexican residency...

Mexican Iceberg Lettuce Cleared After False Positive in Cyclospora Outbreak Investigation

Mexican iceberg lettuce has not been confirmed as the source of a Cyclospora cayetanensis outbreak affecting multiple U.S. states, after a positive test result...

Mexico’s Private Health Insurance Costs Surge, Hitting Expats Hard

Private health insurance premiums in Mexico are rising far faster than general inflation, with some insurers hiking rates by as much as 80 percent...

International Quince Festival in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos Expects Up to 25,000 Nightly

The International Quince Festival in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos is preparing to welcome tens of thousands of visitors during the first days of August,...

Chapala Establishes Annual Lake Day

The Chapala City Council has approved by majority vote the declaration of the third Sunday of October each year as Lake Chapala Day, a...

Jalisco Publishes Technical Plans for New Chapala-Guadalajara Aqueduct

The Jalisco government has released the public version of the executive project for a new Chapala-Guadalajara Aqueduct, a 208-page technical document prepared by the...

Chapala Hospital Confirms First Case of Cyclospora; Attention Grows in Foreign Community

The Chapala Med Hospital, located on the Chapala-Ajijic bypass, confirmed the detection of its  first case of Cyclospora infection, a parasite that causes the disease...

Lake Chapala’s Seasonal Battle with Water Weeds Begins

As the rainy season progresses and river inflow into Lake Chapala increases, patches of aquatic weeds are beginning to appear on the lake's surface...

Lake Chapala Society Board Holds Closed-Door Meeting

The Lake Chapala Society board of directors held its July meeting entirely behind closed doors on Thursday, July 16, in an unusual departure from...

Riberas del Pilar Residents Frustrated by Ongoing Water and Drainage Problems

Riberas del Pilar, the busy stretch of the Carretera between Chapala and San Antonio Tlayacapan, has long struggled with water and drainage problems that...

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