Arroyo reducido que atraviesa el fraccionamiento “Alebrijes”.
Sofía Medeles.- Vecinos de La Canacinta, al poniente del poblado de Ajijic, temen que pase otro incidente en el arroyo que atraviesa el fraccionamiento Alebrijes, debido a que no se ha ampliado, no se ha limpiado y, en fechas recientes, se volvió a colocar una reja que limita el paso del agua.
Además, algunos de los vecinos entrevistados coincidieron en que esperan que pronto se dé la orden de realizar la ampliación del cauce a sus ocho metros originales, ya que temen que con los 2.5 metros que tiene actualmente, pueda desbordarse el arroyo; aunado a la reja recién colocada que impide que la corriente fluya con normalidad.
“La supuesta limpieza que hicieron en el fraccionamiento, más bien parece que echaron todas las piedras al arroyo y para afuera de su reja. El arroyo por debajo de la carretera está tapado y no sabemos por donde va a agarrar cuando lleve agua, aunque eso le puede causar problemas a las casas más cercanas al cauce”, compartió un habitante del barrio.
“Nos asusta que tarde o temprano vaya a llegar la temporada de lluvias y, con tanta tierra y piedras que tiene el reducido cauce, como vecinos nos da miedo que se pueda volver a desbordarse y causar inundaciones. Hemos tratado de hablar con el delegado o el presidente y aún no se ha podido solucionar esa cuestión”, aseguró una vecina del arroyo.
“Parece que ni a la autoridad, ni al encargado del fraccionamiento, les importa la situación de riesgo a la que nos están exponiendo, a los vecinos que vivimos en la parte de abajo, a lo mejor, no es probable que pase otra vez una catástrofe de este tipo, pero si se puede sobrepasar el límite natural del arroyo, y perjudica a los alrededores, causando lodo, e inundaciones en las casas cercanas. Ojalá nos volteen a ver antes de que ocurra otra desgracia”, mencionó otro de los habitantes de La Canacinta.
Por parte del Ayuntamiento, la directora de Comunicación Social, Elizabeth Oropeza Silva, comentó que, como municipio, no pueden intervenir en el tema, ya que quien regula este tipo de cauces es la Comisión Nacional del Agua (Conagua), y el reglamento que deberían ejecutar para la limpieza, ampliación y libre paso de la corriente, es la Ley de Aguas Nacionales.
“Lo que hemos podido realizar como autoridad municipal, es insistir a la Conagua a que apliquen la ley en esta situación. En el Ayuntamiento no hay notificación de ningún amparo por parte de los propietarios del fraccionamiento y tampoco hay denuncias en contra del fraccionamiento Alebrijes”, agregó Oropeza Silva.
El temor de los vecinos por desastres relacionados al cauce de La Canacinta proviene de los acontecimientos ocurridos el pasado 5 de octubre del 2021, día en el cual, el barrio despertó inundado en lodo, tierra y piedras, debido a deslaves en el cerro.
Asimismo, desde el 2019 existen quejas por parte de los vecinos del arroyo, debido a que el afluente, originalmente contaba con una extensión de ocho metros de ancho, el cual se redujo a tan solo 2.5 metros y en algunos tramos hasta 1.5 metros.
La presidente del FOEDEM y el alcalde de Chapala encabezaron la entrega de cheques a las familias afectadas.
Redacción. – Al menos siete familias de la localidad de Ajijic recibieron un apoyo de más de 200 mil pesos por parte del Fideicomiso del Fondo Estatal para Desastres Naturales (FOEDEN), a casi cuatro meses de los deslaves y desbordamiento de arroyos, acontecido el 4 de octubre.
Los apoyos fueron entregados a las familias afectadas por el alcalde de Chapala, Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel y la presidente suplente del FOEDEM y la dirección de Proyectos Estratégicos de la Secretaría del Sistema de Asistencia Social de Jalisco, María del Carmen Bayardo Solorzano, durante el 28 de enero.
Durante la entrega, Mary Carmen Bayardo informó que se han entregado más de 50 millones de pesos a más de tres mil 200 familias afectadas por desastres naturales, en 25 municipios del estado de Jalisco.
“Es grato poder estar aquí para reponerles algo de lo que perdieron”, externó Bayardo a las familias afectadas del Pueblo Mágico de Ajijic, quien a su vez agregó que, “la experiencia de ese momento, de ver como se echan a perder sus cosas, es bastante desagradable”.
De la misma manera agradeció a Protección Civil y Bomberos del Estado, quienes realizaron la labor de la cuantificación de las pérdidas materiales con el que se realizó el cálculo y luego una visita para poder apoyar a las personas afectadas.
La entrega estuvo encabezada por el alcalde de Chapala, quien agradeció a las personas que hicieron posible el trámite para apoyar a las familias de la zona de desastre y de la misma forma agradeció al Gobernador de Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, por el recurso.
“Esperamos que con este apoyo logren recuperar parte de lo perdido”, concluyó el alcalde antes de realizar la entrega de los recursos de la mano, en compañía del síndico Gamaliel de Jesús Soto Pérez y de la funcionaria estatal.
De azul, la representante de CODE Jalisco, a su costado Tito López y su esposa, voluntaria del equipo. A la derecha, Francisco Gutiérrez director de COMUDE Chapala y un integrante del ‘Equipo Inclusivo Chapala’.
Jazmín Stengel.- Las promesas son deudas y Ernesto “Tito” López González, conocido practicante de atletismo, cumplió la suya con la conformación del primer ‘Equipo Deportivo Incluyente’, en el municipio de Chapala.
Ernesto o Tito como es mejor conocido por su gente, anunció en conferencia de prensa el pasado 24 de enero en el auditorio del Parque de La Cristianía, la creación de su anhelado club deportivo para personas con discapacidad, avalado por el Consejo Estatal para el Fomento Deportivo (CODE) Jalisco.
La finalidad de este club es motivar a personas con cualquier tipo de discapacidad a que «se animen a formar parte y salir de su casa», incitó Tito López. Sin embargo, al no lograr la convocatoria deseada, los organizadores tocarán las puertas en cada barrio para invitar a quienes se encuentran en esa situación.
«La gente con discapacidad suele entrar en un estado de confort cuando otras personas los limitan, además de la falta de espacios recreativos adaptados en el municipio», explicó López González.
Por su parte, el Ayuntamiento de Chapala se comprometió a facilitar el medio de transporte para que los atletas puedan llegar a las futuras competencias, así como aportar artículos que se necesiten para las mismas. Otra de las promesas, es la sustitución de la pista de atletismo por una profesional, con medidas reglamentarias, en el Parque de La Cristianía.
Hasta el momento se cuenta con un equipo de 15 personas aproximadamente y tienen contempladas las disciplinas de atletismo para ciegos, fútbol para amputados, ciclistas en pedales de manos y silla de propulsión manual; así como natación, que se agrega una vez rehabilitadas las albercas del Parque de La Cristianía.
El club comenzará con actividades puramente recreativas, como competencias internas e intermunicipales, ya que, los atletas aún son principiantes y necesitan entrar en disciplina. Una vez conformados los atletas, se buscará la manera de impulsar la carrera deportiva con programas de CODE Jalisco, mientras que, los recursos para el equipo se prospectan obtener mediante donaciones privadas o de fundaciones.
Para concluir, Tito aseguró querer «ayudarlos a pescar, porque la mayoría están muy mal impuestos (indispuestos)… queremos que les entre el chip de ser autosuficientes. Pero, para eso, necesitamos que no se escondan», afirmó el ahora entrenador de atletismo que desea ver a sus discípulos en los altos niveles del deporte mexicano.
Ajijic’s new wake chapel, located to the east of the town, at the intersection of Juan Alvarez and Guadalupe Victoria streets, behind the Bugambilias plaza.
Sofía Medeles.- Four months after being completed the new wake chapel located in the Ajijic delegation is not being used.
The chapel, which cost more than two million pesos (about US$110,000), has only been used once, as of the closing of this edition. Semanario Laguna interviewed 18 people, who explained why they believe the chapel is ignored.
The interviewees, although they disagreed on the usefulness or lack thereof of the wake, agreed that they believe it is not used because of two things: the customs of the people and the location of the chapel, which, they agree, should have been done in a really central space.
«Everything was wrong with that project. To begin with, it was not something necessary, several of us thought that there were other priorities. And well, they delivered it half done, without any furniture. It is also in a distant location for many, it is not central at all, considering that the cemetery is on the other side of the town, and the parish is also far away. Besides, it is hardly going to be used, mainly because it is customary to use our own house for the vigil,» commented Lourdes, a resident of Ajijic.
Others disavowed the whole project, asserting that, even if it were not there, things would remain the same in the town. «Nobody knows why they built it, it wasn’t necessary in Ajijic, and many don’t even know about it. In town we all know each other, so for us, it is tradition to hold prayer vigils in our houses. If the houses are small, we support each other among neighbors, or we ask permission to close the street for a prayer vigil, so it doesn’t seem strange to me that the chapel has only been used once,» said Sara, another resident of the town.
«It must be of some use, and if there are people who need it at any given moment, of course it can meet their need. If today it remains unused after only one use, it is because wakes are done by everyone at home. It is a small town, and there are new things that take time for people to get used to using them. For example, there is the bicycle lane, which everyone rejected when it was announced, and many people we know use it today, both to walk and to ride their bicycles safely», added Ángel.
The acting head of the delegation, Maximiliano Macías Arceo, agreed with those interviewed, saying that in the town it is a habit to watch over and pray for the deceased in the homes of their relatives and that, although it has been offered on multiple occasions, people have preferred places closer to their homes.
He also commented that in the last few weeks the chapel has required minor repairs due to humidity and that this administration plans to furnish it.
Finally, he shared with the community that the chapel is available for anyone who wants to use it free of charge, they only have to contact the delegation to pick up the keys. The telephone number of the delegation is: 376 766 1760.
The wake chapel of Ajijic was built during the administration of Moisés Alejandro Anaya Aguilar (2018-2021) at a cost of 2,300,509.48 pesos (about US$110,300), financed by the Common Competitive Fund for Infrastructure (FOCOSI), as well as from the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Public Works (SIOP).
Its construction began in January 2021, and although it was announced that it would take eight weeks to complete, the chapel was handed over to the then Ajijic delegate Juan Ramón Flores in September of that same year, although without furniture. The chapel was used for the first time at the beginning of the new administration, headed by Alejandro de Jesús Aguirre Curiel.
Translated by Kerry Watson
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), ruled that Mexico is the most dangerous country in the world to practice journalism, even more so than Iraq. Photo: Courtesy.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Chapala).- jJurnalists all over Mexico demonstrated last Tuesday 25th with «rage and indignation» to demand justice from the Mexican Government, reacting in part to the the murder of TV jouralist María Lourdes Maldonado Alconada
Lourdes Maldonado, who was shot in the head outside her home in Tijuana on January 23rd, was the third journalist to become a victim of violence in 2022, along with Margarito Martínez Esquivel and José Luis Gamboa.
Journalists from all over the country demonstrated in 28 different public rallies in 23 states, including Jalisco, to demand justice to practice the profession in Mexico.
They condemned the 148 murders of people dedicated to the profession of communication from 2000 to date, the precarious working conditions, and the government’s inability to guarantee their right to freedom of expression.
The demonstrators recalled Lourdes Maldonado, who notified the state and federal governments that she «feared for her life» after winning a labor lawsuit against Jaime Bonilla, former governor of Baja California. Before she could celebrate the victory, she was assassinated.
This protest highlighted the government’s lack of response and capacity to guarantee the safety of journalists in Mexico. It called attention to the journalists who have been murdered, raped, disappeared and forced to be displaced from their homes for the simple act of reporting.
The group Comunicación e Información de la Mujer (CIMAC), an independent organization of journalism and investigation with a feminist perspective, said that every 36 hours, a woman is a victim of violence for practicing journalism.
«The murder of a woman journalist should touch the most sensitive fibers of all social levels, of a place where the social fabric has been broken,” proclaimed the protesting journalists.
Finally, they also demanded regulation from government authorities and the business sector. They want prompt and effective reaction strategies that «allow us not to die in the attempt to practice our profession.”
The conditions in which most journalists throughout the country work are precarious, and they stated that too many media «pocket millionaire profits» and described the conditions as exploitation.
Translated by Nita Rudy
Substance found during a search.
José «N» was arrested after being found with packages of the drug known as «crystal.» The accused was intercepted in the streets of Ajijic for a search on Saturday, January 22.
The accused was walking along Hidalgo and La Loma streets, when the officers of the State Security Secretariat noticed an evasive attitude of the 24 year old, so they conducted a search and found seven packages of narcotics.
The young man was handed over to the agent of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in the area of Narcomenudeo of the State Attorney General’s Office, to continue with the pertinent investigations.
The video shows a woman, who was wearing glasses on her head, and another woman accomplice wearing a striped T-shirt.
Editor. – A business that sells lamb meat in the municipality of Jocotepec has accused two women of being pickpockets, as they were seen stealing items from customers on the establishment’s security cameras.
The video shows a woman, who was wearing glasses on her head, and another woman accomplice wearing a striped T-shirt.
Two videos and an image were shared on Facebook on January 23, in which two women can be seen robbing customers of their belongings without them noticing.
Accompaning the video was a text warning citizens that «these old women work as a team to steal from you. They stole from customers at my business. If you visit any businesses here, be careful. These women are two-legged “rats’ ‘ (a colloquialism for thieves).
The videos were captured in an establishment at the edge of the Guadalajara-Morelia highway, just before the Jocotepec crossroads.
Translated by Colleen Beery
The merchants were relocated to the interior of the Municipal Market. Photo: Héctor Ruiz.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía: The street vendors who formerly marketed around Morelos and Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez streets in downtown Jocotepec have all been relocated. The merchant community met with the municipal president, José Miguel Gómez López, in a last attempt to prevent them from being dispossessed of their original work spaces, but the mayor remained unyielding.
As of January 25, merchants who were able to find a place inside the Morelos Market were relocated. However, during this first week, the change has not been beneficial in the eyes of the vendors. Sales were directly impacted, with the vendors who were relocated to the upper floor seeing a decrease of up to 85 percent.
«At this hour I would have sold 400, 450 pesos and right now, you see, I have only sold a bag of nopales, only 15 pesos», said one of the merchants who preferred to remain anonymous. Like other vendors, she said she did not know how to support her family.
Who will go upstairs for a bag of nopales, a handful of guamúchiles or a kilogram of onions, is the question asked by some of the merchants who for many years sold their products in the streets surrounding the market. Although an elevator was installed in the Mercado Morelos to encourage people to visit the second floor, it is not operating.
Some merchants have stopped selling in the area, like those who have set up their «little stall» outside their house on 499 Morelos Street in Nextipac. At their advanced age, climbing the stairs every day with their merchandise would be impossible. They are not alone. Other vendors commented «It has caused us more work to climb every day with all our heavy goods.»
Merchants who could not find a place inside the Market have seen the biggest drop in sales. They have been relocated to the small square of «La Campana», at the junction of Morelos and Independencia streets where they say «not even the flies can stop.» They say they will try to endure the situation as best they can, in the hope that, with the passage of time and the force of habit, their former customers will come to the new facilities.
Meanwhile, since the relocation, the Government of Jocotepec has begun the work of beautification to improve the town’s image. Constant piles of garbage left by the irregular collection contribute to the problem.
Translated by Elisabeth Shields
In blue, CODE Jalisco representative, next to her Tito López and his wife, a team volunteer. On the right, Francisco Gutiérrez, director of COMUDE (Municipal Sports Council) Chapala and a member of the ‘Chapala Inclusive Team’.
Jazmín Stengel (Chapala).- Well-known athlete Ernesto López González fulfilled a promise with the formation of the first «inclusive sports team» for people with disabilities in the municipality of Chapala.
Ernesto, or “Tito” as he is better known by his friends, announced at a press conference on January 24 in the La Cristianía Park auditorium, the creation of his long-awaited sports club for people with disabilities, endorsed by the State Council for the Promotion of Sports (CODE) Jalisco.
The purpose of this club is to motivate people with disabilities to «be encouraged to get out of their homes and join us,» said Tito Lopez. Organizers will knock on doors in each neighborhood to invite those who qualify. Open registration will be at the offices of COMUDE Chapala, Plaza de Toros, at Privada Francisco I. Madero 507, Chapala.
«People with disabilities tend to enter a state of comfort when other people limit them, in addition to the lack of adapted recreational spaces in the municipality,» explained López González.
The Municipality of Chapala pledged to provide transportation for the athletes to get to future competitions, as well as provide needed items. Another promise is to replace the current athletic track in La Cristianía Park with a professional one with accommodations for people with disabilities.
At present, there is a team of approximately 15 people who will compete in athletics for the blind, soccer for amputees, and cyclists with hand pedals and manual propulsion chairs. Swimming will be added once the pools of the Parque de La Cristianía are rehabilitated.
Since the athletes are still beginners and need to be trained, the club will start with purely recreational activities, such as internal and inter-municipal competitions. Once the athletes are ready, they will look for ways to promote their sporting careers through CODE Jalisco programs. Resources for the team are expected to be obtained through private donations or foundations.
Tito assured that he wanted to «help teach them to fish, …we want them to be self-sufficient. But, for that, we need them not to hide», said the athletics coach who wants to see his disciples at the highest levels of Mexican sport.
Translated by Nita Rudy
Elementos de la Fiscalía General del Estado de Michoacán, buzos y personal especializado realizaron las labores de búsqueda de los dos desaparecidos.
Redacción.- Al menos dos hombres resultaron ahogados en el Lago de Chapala, luego de que la lancha en la que viajaban sufriera una volcadura el pasado 30 de enero, mientras una mujer y dos masculinos lograron ser rescatados de este trágico incidente.
Vecinos de la localidad de La Palma, municipio de Venustiano Carranza, Michoacán, fueron en auxilio de las cinco personas que viajaban en la embarcación, cuando ésta se encontraba a 200 metros de la orilla y se volcó.
La reacción por parte de los pobladores logró el rescate de una mujer de 21 años de edad de nombre Dayana Michel y dos de los acompañantes, pero no así con los otros dos hombres, cuyos cuerpos sin vida fueron rescatados por elementos de Protección Civil durante la mañana del primero de febrero.
Según información publicada por TN Tiempo de Noticia, las víctimas eran de Pajacuarán, habrían llegado a La Palma, donde abordaron una lancha para ingresar al lago.
Los hechos del incidente ya son investigados por la Fiscalía Regional de Michoacán.
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