El inmueble está ubicado en la calle Hermenegildo Galeana #289, al norte de la población.
Sofía Medeles.- En las últimas semanas se han estado realizando obras en la casa comunal de Ajijic. Esto, según el presidente de la Comunidad Indígena de Axixic (CIA), Margarito Rojas Mora, se trata de adecuaciones para convertirla en un salón para eventos.
El inmueble, ubicado al norte del poblado, con dirección Galeana #289, además de continuar siendo la base principal de la CIA y una inversión a beneficio de los comuneros, también se podrá rentar para eventos.
“Nos llegó un dinero y, en lugar de repartirlo como se suele hacer, la comunidad optó por realizar una inversión, que compartiremos con el pueblo, por medio de rentar el edificio para eventos”, aseveró Rojas Mora.
El presidente de la CIA comentó que los trabajos, que iniciaron en noviembre, van en un 80 por ciento y que la remodelación incluye mejorar el espacio donde se solían hacer las reuniones, una oficina y bodega; así como cámaras de vigilancia. Pese a no haber fecha para concluir la obra, se espera que sea en las próximas semanas.
“Estamos felices, porque será una inversión a largo plazo para los comuneros, además nos ayudará con los gastos de mantenimiento que necesitamos en el polígono de la comunidad”, finalizó Margarito Rojas.
The structure that was intended to be a pérgola for the restaurant.
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic, Jal). – On February 1 Ajijic residents reported an illegal gazebo that the Bonanza restaurant had just placed on public property on the Lakeshore, generating a quick response by the authorities who ordered it removed.
The complaint was generated by a member of the group «Pueblos Unidos de la Ribera» and the activist of Ajijic, Sinuhé León, who publicized the placement of a wooden frame in front of the dock, a site known by the Ajijitecos as «la vieja posada» (the old inn) through social networks.
Sinuhé León also contacted the Ajijic town office manager, Maximiliano Macías Arceo, who quickly contacted the manager of the business, as well as the inspectors of the Regulations Department of Chapala, who resolved the complaint that same day, ordering the removal of the pérgola.
Inspectors Julio César Sotelo Beltrán, Irving Cortés and Sergio Real arrived in the area and asked the restaurant administrators to immediately remove the wooden structure as well as to make modifications to the floor to leave some boxes for the roots of each tree.
«Permission was not requested to place (the structure) and, in this case, the natural flora also intervened because of the trees. Today it has to be removed», said Julio César, adding that these types of irregularities are dealt with in coordination with other agencies such as Padrón y Licencias, Ecología, Obras Públicas and Desarrollo Urbano.
For her part, the owner of the restaurant, Laura Jiménez de Beltrán, said she did not intend to gaining land in the Federal zone, so removing the gazebo did not bother or affect them and that, because she understood the space in front of her restaurant, as well as those on one side, are for pedestrian passage, since it is considered a sidewalk.
«Our intention was not bad; on the contrary, with this business we stimulate local commerce, jobs for the residents and attracting tourists. We want to tell the people that we are not here to steal and that this part of this restaurant and the ones nearby, is still a sidewalk, and if we get permits to put tables outside, everything will be with licenses and the passage will never be closed», commented the restaurateur.
Likewise, Sotelo Beltrán, said that her work in the Federal spaces is done in conjunction with the municipal legal department, carrying out inspections and taking time to act in conjunction with the agencies that are responsible, in this case, the National Water Commission (CONAGUA).
The Acting Delegado, Maximiliano Macías, commented that it was a citizen’s complaint, which he appreciated, since he said that there are times when people do not realize the things that happen. He added that the manager of the business claimed to have no knowledge that the license was necessary, but did not put up any resistance when he received the orders from the regulations.
Translated Patrick O’Heffernan
Los paquetes que estaban envueltos en cinta canela, contenían vegetal verde con las características de la marihuana
Redacción.- Policías del Estado en la Región Ciénega lograron el aseguramiento de 270 kilogramos de marihuana que yacían abandonados sobre la vía pública, en el municipio de Jocotepec.
Cuando los agentes circulaban sobre el cruce de la brecha que conduce de El Molino a Huejotitán, se percataron de que a unos metros de la vialidad había un plástico blanco cubriendo paquetes de forma rectangular envueltos en cinta canela, por lo que de inmediato aplicaron los protocolos de seguridad e inspeccionaron el lugar.
Fue así que confirmaron que los bultos localizados contenían vegetal verde y seco con las características del narcótico, hecho que fue notificado al agente ministerial, quien ordenó el aseguramiento de la droga y su traslado a la Fiscalía del Estado para llevar a cabo las indagatorias correspondientes.
José Durán durante el retoque de su icónico mural, ubicado en la calle Morelos, frente al malecón.
Sofía Medeles.- Uno de los puntos más reconocidos de Ajijic, debido a la gran cantidad de fotos que los turistas suelen capturar, es la esquina de Morelos a su cruce con Del Paseo; justo frente al muelle.
Recientemente, el popular restaurante Ajijic Tango movió su locación a este recinto y, con ello, pidió a los artistas que les dieran mantenimiento a sus murales, entre ellos, José Durán.
Después de 13 años, la obra que muestra un paisaje donde se plasma la vida cotidiana y las costumbres de Ajijic, fue finalmente retocada.
La creación de José Durán ya finalizó con el mantenimiento y en él se pueden ver escenas de la calle Colón, un tianguis que se ubicaba en la calle Parroquia, y una pareja escuchando músicos, sentados en el icónico árbol de las seis esquinas.
A su lado, en esa misma finca, se encuentra un mural de Javier Zaragoza, un relieve realizado por Ramón Heredia, y por la calle Del Paseo, un mural de Jesús López Vega, el cual también recientemente está siendo restaurado.
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.
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.
According to those affected, sales decreased by up to 85 percent during the first week. Photo: Héctor Ruiz.
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
Maintenance of street lights on Álvaro Obregón street. Photo: Facebook of the Ajijic Delegation.
Sofía Medeles – Without waiting for public lighting personnel from Chapala, the person in charge of Ajijic’s office, Maximiliano «Max» Macías Arceo and local personnel got down to work to put an end to Ajijic’s gloom by maintaining and repairing the street lights in different parts of the town.
Macías Arceo said that many of the problems of out-of-service street lights were simply minor repairs; only a few were badly damaged.
«Some were very neglected, but others just had simple things, such as a bad connection. To solve this problem, without having to wait for the Chapala President Alejandro Aguirre Curiel to authorize county staff, a small crew of two people was formed in Ajijic which will have two days assigned for the maintenance», said Macías Arceo, who added that he prefers to order the material and safety equipment to speed up the repairs, instead of waiting for personnel from the City Hall to have time to start work.
He said that the only thing they need to be in good working order all the time is continuous maintenance.
The repaired lights were on Revolución and Álvaro Obregón streets, the Villa Nova truck stop, Encarnación Rosas by the high school area north of town, Paseo del Prado street in La Floresta, Río Lerma and Del Paseo west of town in the Seis Esquinas neighborhood , and in the area known as La Cruz, between Marcos Castellanos and Nicolás Brazo streets by the beach
«In the area of La Cruz, everything was dark — it looked like a wolf cave since none of the light fixtures in that part of town worked. The worker who was in charge of fixing it told us that the cable was only broken, and when we reconnected it, all the lamps on that street came on. The residents of that area were very grateful to us, because they told us that they were afraid to go out at night because of the darkness,» said Macías Arceo.
Macías Arceo said that for more complicated works, they will look for at least one person from public lighting to accompany the workers of the delegation to supervise them and to continue to follow up on the reports. He claimed that he is aware of the lack of street lights on streets such as Villa Lucerna, P. del Prado, etc., and said that he is waiting for the opportunity to speak with the person in charge of public works to ask for a budget to place the poles and lights that are needed.
Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
The merchants were relocated to the interior of the Municipal Market. Photo: Héctor Ruiz.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía: All the street vendors who previously worked around Morelos and Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez streets in downtown Jocotepec have been relocated to the interior of the Morelos Market, fulfilling the municipal mandate.
The relocation was ordered by the government after a meeting between Jocotepec President José Miguel Gómez López and the merchant community failed to reach an agreement that would allow the vendors to remain on the street. Gómez López was adamant that all vending now takes place in the refurbished market.
According to vendors interviewed by Laguna, the January 25 morning move to the interior of the Morelos Market was terrible for sales for the handful who made the move. They complained that change of location had a direct impact on their revenue, reducing it as much as 85% in some cases.
«At this hour I would have sold 400, 450 , and right now, you see I have only sold a bag of nopales, only 15 pesos», said one of the merchants who preferred to keep her name anonymous and, like the other vendors, said she did not know how to support the family that depends on her if this continues
“Who will go up (stairs) for a bag of nopales, for a handful of guamúchiles or for a kilogram»of onions, is the question asked by the merchants who for many years sold their products in the streets surrounding the market and made their customers’ purchases easy.
According to those affected, sales decreased by up to 85 percent during the first week. Photo: Héctor Ruiz.
Even though the new stalls designed for the merchants, which cost 7,500 pesos each, will not be charged to them, the vendors are looking for at least a support plan from the City Hall to ease them through this first phase of the change. However, such support has not been confirmed, which is why some of the vendors have been reluctant to move to the new space. The elevator installed after the remodel is not working, exacerbating the problem.
Some merchants opted to stop selling in the area, such as those who preferred to set up their vending stall outside their house on 499 Morelos Street in Nextipac, because their advanced age made climbing the stairs every day with their merchandise an impossible task.
The stairs have led to complaints from other merchants. Several told Laguna that «it has caused us more work to climb every day with all the product, it is very heavy».
The merchants who could not find a place inside the Market were hit even harder. They were relocated to the small square of «La Campana», a junction of Morelos and Independencia streets, which resulted in very low sales.
«Not even the flies can stop there», complained the vendors, who said that 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 their new facilities.
Meanwhile, since the relocation, the Government of Jocotepec began adding new signage to help rehabilitate Jocotepec’s urban image, damaged recently by the piles of garbage accumulated by the irregular collection service .
Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
El joven portaba 14 dosis de la droga conocida como cristal.
Redacción.- Un sujeto en presunta posesión de drogas sintéticas, fue detenido por la Secretaría de Seguridad del Estado (SSE) este fin de semana en la población de Ajijic, municipio de Chapala.
Policías del estado que circulaban sobre la carretera Chapala-Jocotepec recibieron el reporte de un individuo que abordaba una bicicleta y se encontraba presuntamente vendiendo narcóticos, por lo que emprendieron su búsqueda.
Metros adelante localizaron a un hombre con las características mencionadas, quien al notar el paso de la unidad oficial intentó evadirlos, pero al asegurar a Josué N, de 22 años, y aplicar los protocolos de seguridad, le encontraron 14 dosis de la droga conocida como cristal, situación que motivó su arresto.
Los hombres presuntamente portaban droga sintética y otros narcóticos.
Redacción.- Dos sujetos fueron presentados ante el Ministerio Público por presuntamente portar droga sintética y otros narcóticos; la detención fue efectuada como parte de las acciones preventivas que personal operativo de la Secretaría de Seguridad del Estado (SSE) mantiene en Chapala.
Uno de los arrestados fue Francisco “N”, de 28 años, quien tenía 14 envoltorios con cristal.
Fue en el cruce de las calles Francisco Villa y 28 de Febrero, en la delegación Santa Cruz de la Soledad, donde un sujeto que circulaba en una motocicleta sin placas intentó escapar al percatarse de la presencia de los oficiales, logrando interceptar metros adelante a Francisco “N”, de 28 años, a quien le fueron localizados en uno de los bolsillos del pantalón 14 envoltorios que contenían cristal.
El otro de los retenidos fue Brandon Isaí “N”, de 20 años, quien cargaba bolsas transparentes con marihuana.
Al sitio llegó otro hombre a bordo de una motocicleta intentando interrumpir el trabajo de los uniformados, motivo por el que aplicaron los protocolos de seguridad a quien se identificó como Brandon Isaí “N”, de 20 años, encontrando entre sus pertenencias cuatro bolsas transparentes con marihuana.
Ambos sujetos fueron detenidos y puestos a disposición de la agencia ministerial con sede en Chapala para dar continuidad a las investigaciones correspondientes.
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