The municipal government brought Christmas spirit to all of Chapala and saved money with recycled decorations and a budget of only 240 thousands pesos
The Christmas tree installed in Chapala
Jazmín Stengel.– With an artificial snowfall during the lighting of the Christmas tree, decorative objects from other years and an investment of only 240 thousand pesos, the Municipality of Chapala illuminated its streets with the Christmas spirit.
With the intention to save money, city hall personnel found some nativity figures that were restored and placed them in the Plazoleta de la Hermandad. Christmas wreaths that decorated Chapala’s former administration offices are now decorating the current ones as well as the main square. Because of the savings from reusing past decorations, the administration was able to spend only 240 thousand pesos, mostly on lights, spheres, trees and artificial snow for the popular display.
The lighting of the Christmas tree at 7 pm in front of Chapala’s town hall on Thursday, December 9th, was accompanied by two Christmas shows – ‘La Rampa’ and ‘La Posada’ – performed by Carlos Rayo, as well as the artificial snow that twice covered the happy spectators.
Of the 240 thousand peso budget, 70 thousand pesos were distributed among the towns with Ajijic receiving 20 thousand pesos, the largest amount, followed by Atotonilquillo and San Antonio Tlayacapan with 15 thousand pesos each. The least populated towns of Santa Cruz de la Soledad and San Nicolás received 10 thousand pesos a piece.
One of the arrangements that the Government of Chapala recently reached with the merchants of the Tianguis Navideño in the municipal capital, was a business contribution of five thousand pesos to decorate the main kiosk with lights, lighting it up at night.
The neighbors of Francisco I. Madero Avenue, which crosses the municipal capital, were also asked to collaborate by decorating the facades of their businesses or homes to spread the Christmas spirit in the streets of Chapala.
Maximiliano (Max) Macias Arceo, in charge of the office in the Ajijic delegation, last week asked the general public to help with the restoration of the decorative objects that were rescued from previous years so they could be used again at no cost.
Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
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