Photo: Decorations that will be used on Colón Street, which will need a «manita de gato».
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.)- The person in charge of Ajijic’s office, Maximiliano «Max» Macias, requested the help of volunteers to rehabilitate the Christmas decorations that will decorate Colón Street and the main square.
Since according to Max, the decorations will be reused, “they need a little help.»
«We already have the material to fix the decorations, we only need the hands to start the work. The meeting days will be shared on the Ajijic page, and the afternoon schedules will also be posted there.”
Finally, Max indicated that he has planned several family activities for this Christmas season in Ajijic, which will be published on the Facebook page: Delegación Ajijic 2021-2024.
Translated by Sydney Metrick
Photo: Calle La Paz in San Juan Cosalá.
Calle La Paz in San Juan Cosalá is getting a facelift less than a year after it was repaired. According to municipal authorities, installation of a new drainage connection began last Thursday. The new connection will lie at a depth of 80 centimeters rather than the four meters of the old connection. If maintenance is needed in the future, this will minimize the amount of digging needed.
So far, Jocotepec’s Social Communication Office has not provided information regarding the cost of the work or the estimated time of its completion.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator and Elisabeth Shields
Although there is no official confirmation from the authorities, forensic service vans were present at the site.
There has been another report of a property in Chapala where buried human bodies could be located. It is on Navarro Street at the intersection with Juarez, near Madero Avenue, the main avenue in Chapala. Investigators from the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences and the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office have been searching for skeletal remains for the past week.
There are unofficial reports that human remains have been found, but authorities have not confirmed this. As of Thursday, December 2, they have not provided information to this newspaper.
The property, which is near a department store and the truck station, has seals indicating that it is a secured property. The search continues.
Translated by Mike Rogers
Posada of the year 2017, in the nine days of posadas the children of the town receive bolos of sweets and sometimes even tamales, among other surprises from the family that is sponsoring the posada that day.
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal.)- After a year’s absence the posadas will be celebrated again in downtown Ajijic, at least in the neighborhood of San Sebastián and its surroundings.
The organizer for 56 years of the posadas, Mrs. Maria Perez, made a call to the inhabitants of the neighborhood to participate in a responsible manner in view of the current pandemic situation.
She asked the attendees to wear masks throughout the event, and to respect as much as possible, healthy distance.
The posadas will be held from Thursday, December 16 to Friday, December 24, at the usual time of 5:00 in the afternoon. For the first tour, the villagers will meet in front of the parish of San Andrés Apóstol, and from there they will go up Marcos Castellanos Street with the first hosts: Becky and Juan Gil who have their home on Zaragoza Street. The following day, they will meet at the same address to continue their tour to another host house, belonging to Mrs. Cuca López and family.
Maria Perez, said the traditional dynamics will be changed a little due to the pandemic situation. It’s possible that the piñata will not be broken at the end of the singing in all cases. In addition, she urged the Ajijic residents to preserve the traditions, and above all the faith, since this custom has its origin in the Catholic religion.
The hosts for each day will be: Thursday 16 with Becky and Juan Gil; Friday 17 with Cuca López; Saturday 18 with the Higuera family; Sunday 19 with Lourdes and Manuel; Monday 20 with Mónica Ángulo; Tuesday 21 with Mary die Pérez in La Ciruelera; Wednesday 22 with Pina Gutiérrez; Thursday 23 with Carmen Martínez; and finally, Friday 24 with Quique and Luis. All these, in the streets of the downtown area of Ajijic.
Translated by Sydney Metrick
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