Large bags of trash sit along a chain link fence. Credit: Jazmín Stengel.

Jazmín Stengel (Chapala).-  Neighbors complain that garbage is still not being collected in some Chapala neighborhoods including San Juditas, San Miguel, La Purísima and Las Redes. 

In response, the Chapala municipal government explained that the company in charge of garbage collection in the municipality, GIRRSA, has one broken-down truck. The broken truck is negatively impacting their ability to maintain the regular garbage pickup schedule. 

In the interim, municipal employees are working to pick up the slack.

Translated by Amy Esperanto