Fallen tree in front of Bugambilias square, early in the morning of Monday, June 13. Photo: Facebook.
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic).- At least eight trees have fallen during the last month in different parts of Ajijic, with the onset of the rainy season.
Since the beginning of June, several large trees have fallen: two at the foot of the Chapala-Jocotepec highway, in the eastern zone; one in La Floresta; one more in a reserve in La Canacinta; one in Aldama at the intersection with Guadalupe Victoria; another in Encarnación Rosas at the intersection with the highway; and another one in Privada Libertad, near Las 6 Esquinas.
Fallen tree hanging from the power lines, on Aldama street at the intersection with Guadalupe Victoria, in the center of Ajijic. Photo: Courtesy.
Actting Ajijic Delegado Maximiano Macías Arceo said that the delegation is aware of the situation.
«We are not only aware of the fallen trees, but of those that are at risk. Together with (the directorate of) Ecology and personnel from Civil Protection, we checked the trees and marked with paint those that pose more risk. For example, on the road in front of Plaza Bugambilias, where two trees have already fallen, we will have to remove at least five trees that are already dead. Of course, remain have root containment, and we will fill the root holes so the medium will not be affected and we can return to replant them later. ,” he told Laguna.
Trees marked for trimming. Photo: Sofía Medeles.
The trees marked for removal can be seen along the bicycle trail and in the center of Ajijic. No exact number was given, but in a tour made by Semanario Laguna personnel, at least seven trees could be counted.
Macías Arceo added that for the moment they are working on a priority basis, since they lack the personnel to take immediate care of all the trees marked for intervention (pruning) or removal.
This problem has been present since the beginning of the year. Pruning has not been kept up with trees that threaten power and communication lines. Failures in electricity, internet and telephone services have occurred as trees fall or branches break off.
Macías Arceo added that not only the review of the inspectors, but also citizen complaints, will help to avoid incidents of this type. The number of the staff for reports is 376 766 1760 from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or 33 1537 9134 for emergencies.
The accused and the weapon used to shoot. Photo: Jalisco Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Jaime G., a senior citizen accused of shooting at a group of children playing outside his house and killing a three year old girl, will remain in preventive custody until his legal situation is resolved.
Arrested on June 3 for the girl’s murder, Jaime G. is also accused of attacking the deceased minor’s father with a firearm, when the father attacked him after his daughter was shot. The home is located on Lauro Caloca street at the intersection with Francisco Dávalos Flores, in Tizapán El Alto on Chapala’s south shore.
The father was wounded in the back of the head and right shoulder after lunging at Jaime G., who was himself injured in the chest. Jaime G. then took refuge in his home, where he was captured by police and a 9mm handgun was recovered.
The house arrest proposed by the defendant’s counsel was opposed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office because of the danger that Jaime G. represents to the victim’s father as well as to the neighborhood’s inhabitants. Instead, the judge ordered him to stand trial for the aggravated murder of the child as well as the attempted homicide of the victim’s father, and the judge ordered that Jaime G. remain in preventive detention in a penitentiary for one year.
Translated by MaryAnne Marble
Goretti Chavira, photographed outside. Credit: Courtesy of the artist
Alma Serrano (San Juan Cosalá).- Goretti Chavira is a 29-year-old artist born in Guadalajara, currently living in San Juan Cosalá. Despite many difficulties, she taught herself how to paint, and practiced whenever she could. She improved her skills quickly, moving around Lake Chapala. Her motivation has always been to try new things, new methods, new materials, to get closer to her goal of becoming her best as an artist.
She started making art when she was five by doing portraits of her relatives. Between the ages of six and seven, she made and sold her first work. This experience at such a young age activated her passion for what she has been doing for the past 22 years. Although Goretti has worked in different jobs throughout her life, she never gave up her dream of making a living from her art.
Chavira’s works, exhibited at the cultural space «Voz al Viento» in San Juan Cosalá. Credit: Courtesy of the artist.
She experiments with techniques and styles, from different periods. In most of her works she includes herself symbolically. When asked about where she gets her inspiration, Goretti says she gets most of her ideas from dreams. Her paintings and clay sculptures all contain an air of magical realism.
In 2020, she decided to dedicate her life fully to her art. These days Goretti regularly exhibits her work in art exhibitions around Lake Chapala. She works in various media including oil and acrylic paintings, watercolors, pencil drawings, clay sculptures and tattoos.
In addition to painting, she also works with children at the Voz al Viento Gallery in San Juan Cosalá. She says her work with children is very important to her, because she wants to give them opportunities she never had when she was their age. It’s important to her that they have a strong role model as a person, and an artist, «as an artist I feel a responsibility to show that we are all capable of expressing ourselves and creating more sensitive minds. Whether it’s seeing a work in which we see ourselves, or seeing someone else summon the courage to take the first step, we never know how far our dreams can go.»
Translated by Amy Esperanto
El Lago de Chapala. Foto: Héctor Ruiz.
Por: Daniel Jiménez Carranza
Nuestra ubicación geográfica, al lado de la mayor potencia mundial en el siglo XX, nos ha condicionado a ocupar un rol dependiente y sumiso, frente a los embates políticos y expansivos de nuestro vecino del norte desde la época post independiente, situación que ha sometido a nuestros gobernantes, a seguir las pautas que nos han marcado, con honrosas excepciones, donde se ha sabido mantener la dignidad de un pueblo autónomo de su destino, de sus recursos, tal fue el caso de la nacionalización petrolera, en época del general Lázaro Cárdenas, quien se enfrentó a los intereses y represalias de las compañías transnacionales norteamericanas, y que gracias al apoyo popular, logró mantener la regencia de los recursos petroleros en beneficio del país, mismos que posteriormente fueron dilapidados y entregados a través de una ridícula y encubierta “Reforma Energética” por gobernantes de la llamada ola neoliberal, cuyo propósito consistía en el desmantelamiento del país para llenar sus bolsillos, por medio de la entrega de nuestros recursos a esas potencias.
Nuestro actual presidente, ha sabido retomar la dignidad de nuestro país y su pueblo, rescatando algunos de esos recursos, por las faltas en que han incurrido en el cumplimiento de obligaciones derivadas de esas concesiones y regalos que incrementaron bolsillos y cuentas bancarias de los ex gobernantes; asimismo, se ha plantado cara a los abusos de todas aquellas concesiones que continuaban operando impunemente en el país al abrigo de la colusión de ex gobernantes, y nula supervisión de sus actividades, hasta en tanto no intervino directamente el titular del actual ejecutivo.
La posición adoptada por el actual presidente respecto a la soberanía y autonomía en el manejo de los recursos, es sin duda, de notable envergadura, pues reafirma la convicción clara de la rectoría del país sobre sus recursos, la valoración de lo que ellos representan en el contexto internacional, en donde muchos de ellos, constituyen una gran baza de negociación de nuestro país, frente a otros, incluyendo a nuestro vecino del norte, o cualquier otra potencia, pues ello representa un elemento de valor para negociar y obtener beneficios, lo cual reivindica nuestra dignidad y nos posiciona con claridad como una nación como la que somos, rica en una diversidad de recursos, que tantos otros países carecen, somos un pueblo con historia, con talento, creativo, trabajador, que existiendo las condiciones necesarias para afincarse en su lugar de origen, se evitaría la emigración hacia el norte; cuando logremos esto, seremos una potencia en toda la extensión, por ello, debemos saber elegir a nuestros próximos
gobernantes, porque a través de ellos se construye el modelo de país que deseamos para nosotros y nuestros hijos, este periodo de selección inicia ahora, ya existen prospectos de candidatura por el partido gobernante, ahora es el momento en que debemos auscultar y seguir con detenimiento la trayectoria de cada uno de ellos, el desarrollo de su actual actividad, los problemas y logros a los que se enfrentan, la forma en que los resuelven, y el beneficio que aporta a la sociedad pues el periodo de la elección se aproxima, y debemos estar preparados para hacer la adecuada selección.
Envoltorios de enervantes decomisados por policías estatales. Foto: Fiscalía.
Redacción.- La Fiscalía del Estado (FE) informó que tras un recorrido de vigilancia la policía estatal logró la detención de un hombre por presunta posesión de enervantes en Tizapán el Alto.
Según el reporte, oficiales de la Secretaría de Seguridad Estatal (SSE), avistaron a un sujeto a bordo de una motocicleta marca Italika color negra con azul sin placa de circulación, quien se mostró agresivo.
Los estatales lograron su detención en el cruce de la calles 10 de Mayo y San Francisco, en la colonia El Panteón en el mencionado municipio ribereño.
Se trató de un masculino que se identificó como Luis Fernando “N” de 40 años de edad, a quien al revisar sus pertenencias se le encontraron en una mochila siete envoltorios de plástico de los cuales cuatro contenían material granulado y cristalino al parecer de la droga conocida como cristal y tres envoltorios conteniendo polvo blanco al parecer de la droga conocida como cocaína.
Por tales hechos, la autoridad ministerial ordenó el aseguramiento del hombre, así como el decomiso de la droga.
Uno de los síntomas de esta viruela es la aparición de erupciones cutáneas. Foto: Cortesía.
Redacción.- La Secretaría de Salud Jalisco (SSJ) identificó tres nuevos casos sospechosos de viruela símica el pasado 24 de junio, tras las acciones de vigilancia epidemiológica en todas las unidades médicas del estado.
La SSJ informó que a los pacientes se les indicó aislamiento domiciliario por 21 días y se les dará seguimiento epidemiológico. Se les tomaron pruebas que se enviaron al Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos «Dr. Manuel Martínez Báez» (InDRE), autoridad que deberá confirmar o descartar la infección.
El primero de los casos de la nueva notificación corresponde a un hombre de 34 años originario de Puerto Vallarta, con antecedente epidemiológico de contacto con extranjeros, quien el pasado 15 de junio inició con síntomas como fiebre, máculas, pápulas, pústulas y prurito, en cabeza, tórax y extremidades inferiores.
El segundo corresponde a un hombre de 30 años, residente de Zapopan, con antecedente epidemiológico de contacto con extranjeros, quien el pasado 16 de junio presentó fiebre, máculas en palmas plantas y tronco.
El tercer caso se trata de un hombre de 42 años, residente de Puerto Vallarta, con estancia temporal en EUA, quien arribó a México el pasado 23 de junio con síntomas como fiebre, máculas en cara y tronco, antes de llegar al país refirió contacto con una persona que manifiesta cuadro clínico similar.
Al momento, Jalisco registra un total de cinco casos confirmados, tres casos sospechosos y dos casos descartados. La SSJ ha atendido a 55 personas y están en seguimiento 52 personas.
Filling trucks leaving the invaded lot.
Editor.- Neighbors of Riberas del Pilar again denounced landfills with debris on federal land in the area allegedly invaded and terraced by Alfredo Ríos Becerra «El torero».
Debris trucks were reported entering the property -which is already fenced with a stone wall- during midday on Tuesday, June 14. Some neighbors quickly began to record and disseminate the video, as they claim that the police reports have not been of any use. In the end, the alleged perpetrator and the trucks left the site.
One of the neighbors recalled that he has been protesting this action since 2017, as well as the work that has been carried out within the same lot. He also said that this space located on Paseo del Lago Street, between San Mateo and San Pablo Streets, was the only one in all Riberas del Pilar where there was no illegal building or filling until the arrival of Alfredo Ríos. There has been a long history of complaints, which resulted in two closures of the lot and the visit of inspectors from the National Water Commission (Conagua). However, this did not prevent Rios from continuing with the construction works of the wall and stables and obtaining basic services.
One of the notices of closure on a lot invaded during the 2018-2021 administration.
«If you go and ask in Transparency(Mexicans version of a Freedom of Information request) for the reason why the closures were removed, with the file number that was originally assigned to these complaints, placed there is no document. Conagua and the Federal Attorney’s Office for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) have already been informed, and they do not take action.. Conagua inspectors came when the water was up, and they left saying that it was flooded, that there was nothing to do, even though it was already fenced in and they were already starting to build the El Torero wall,» said the complainant.
The citizen also complained about the lack of attention of the municipal authorities in the two administrations prior to the current one – 2015 to 2018 headed by Javier Degollado González, and 2018 to 2021 by Moisés Alejandro Anaya Aguilar – for allowing the Municipal Potable Water and Sewage System (SIMAPA) to have a water intake and not properly managing power connections.
. «With all this, there is no desire left to continue protesting the project before the new administration takes office .» he said.
Another dissatisfied neighbor shared the situation of the land with the indigenous community of San Antonio Tlayacapan, who currently has the concession of that space. It is a concession for agricultural use, owned by a resident of the delegation, with an extension of 100 meters in front and 50 meters deep. According to the testimony, Alfredo Ríos had threatened and intimidated him so much that the owner decided to hand over the concession to the community so that they could take over the land.
When they were given the concession, «El Torero» was already working in the area, and they were only able to rescue a little more than a third of the land, approximately 35 meters of frontage, leaving the alleged invader 75 meters of frontage. «Conagua did not resolve the situation denounced by the concessionaire due to a drafting error in the complaint, and no work has been done on planting, because the water level is still high», he mentioned.
The Social Communication department of the Government of Chapala took note of the situation and communicated that people who protest , need to do so immediately, so the government can quickly arrive and intercept the offenders, and thus initiate the corresponding process, in addition, they provided the following number, exclusive for this type of complaints : 33 3446 4362.
Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan
The only concrete crosswalk in Ajijic, which was built during the last administration. This project was not well received by Ajijitecos when it was proposed. Photo: Sofía Medeles.
Sofia Medeles (Ajijic).- Following the announcement by the Chapala government of the investment of more than 13 million pesos in different projects for the municipality, including the construction of 10 crosswalks in Ajijic, citizens were concerned, hoping that this time the project could be reviewed by the citizens before being carried out, a step the last administration skipped.
Semanario Laguna interviewed 25 people from different parts of Ajijic, of which 23, – more than 90 percent- , agreed that the design should be submitted to the citizens for discussion
The crosswalks would be distributed along different streets of the main square of Ajijic and would cost 834,740.30 pesos. This budget would be available for the project in August of this year.
Most of those interviewed agreed that it is a good project, especially after the designation of Pueblo Magico, since being a tourist destination requires accessibility for all types of pedestrians; the only thing that citizens ask is that it be a project in which both the design and the materials to be used for its construction are available to the citizens fr review and input.
Of the 23 who wanted input on the project, 12 commented that it is very important that the people be taken into account, and that there are priorities that should be considered before the crossings.
«What is the use of a good crossing, nice and even, so that, for example, a person in a wheelchair can pass, if on the sidewalk they are going to run into all kinds of barriers. Poles, steps, cracks. The project should be a little more coherent – coordinated with other improvements. In addition, there should also be traffic education for those who drive on the streets or trucks on the streets, because the crossings may be very nice, but they are going to erode quickly with the passage of all those vehicles,» said Joel.
On the other hand, Monica, one of the two people who disagreed with the need for a citizen review of the project, felt that subjecting the project to a review by all the people would generate «chaos».
«We all have different visions, and it would be very difficult to reach an agreement,» she added.
In this regard, Acting Delegado Maximiano Macías Arceo said that although he would like the project to be reviewed by the people he does not know for sure how it will be handled by the Chapala City Council.
«For my part, I did ask that it could be discussed with the people and that something be done that matched with the streets of Ajijic, with beautiful and well set stone. It is necessary to understand the advantages of these projects; recently people from the state Director of Inclusion of People with Disabilities came and inspected our streets and crossings and found them inadequate; a project of this type is needed».
Something similar should have been done during the last administration – 2018 to 2021- headed by the former mayor Moisés Alejandro Anaya Aguilar. In mid-2019, work began on the construction of the first and only intersection on Aquiles Serdán Street with Ocampo after a survey was conducted to find out what would be done with the budget, within the practice of «participatory budgeting».
Ajijic residents were upset when they saw the materials that would be used in the project. They pointed out that the use of cement was never specified. After multiple complaints, the construction was stopped, leaving only one completed. Another survey was made about the material in the crossings, with river stone set in cement being the most popular.. After a few months, the then municipal president ended the project, saying that he would not be «infatuated» with doing something that the people did not want.
Translated Patrick O’Heffernan
Momento de la captura de Leo “N” el pasado martes 31 de mayo. Foto: Cortesía.
Sofía Medeles.- Pese a que Comunicación Social del Gobierno de Chapala informó que el presunto acosador detenido, identificado como Leo “N”, habría sido liberado por haber cumplido con las horas de la sanción administrativa y por no haber denuncias en su contra, testigos y denunciantes aseguraron que hubo al menos seis interpuestas en el Ministerio Público (MP).
La declaración por parte del Ayuntamiento fue brindada el mismo día de su liberación, es decir, el pasado jueves 2 de junio, motivo por el que los denunciantes compartieron a Laguna sus testimonios en contra del señalado.
Dos personas, quienes que optaron por el anonimato por temor a represalias, aseguraron contar con un folio de carpeta de denuncia -a la cual este medio tuvo acceso-, además, aseguraron que mantuvieron contacto con al menos otras cuatro personas que denunciaron entre el día de la detención de Leo “N”, martes 31 de mayo, y el día siguiente, es decir, miércoles 1 de junio.
Aunque no mencionaron una causa o delito por el que denunciaron, comentaron que los testimonios de los denunciantes fueron similares. Los testigos creen que el delito podría ser acoso, o toma de fotografías de menores de edad sin su consentimiento.
“Nos encontramos con muchos conocidos, hasta les ayudamos a reunir los papeles que necesitaban. En los casos con menores de edad, a los niños los pasaron con psicólogo, y después de eso, nos citaron hasta septiembre. Solo en un caso le citaron en Poncitlán, le volvieron a pedir la declaración, y le dijeron que le hablarían cuando hubiera actualizaciones”, comentó una entrevistada.
Aunque los oficiales de policía municipal, y demás autoridades exhortaron a la población afectada a denunciar, al final, se emitió la postura de que no había ninguna denuncia, ante el Ministerio Público. Esto, junto a la liberación del señalado, desmoralizó a las personas que iniciaron con procesos en el Ministerio Público, ya que no le ven caso a seguir con los trámites si el sujeto se encuentra en libertad, y según rumores, lejos de Ajijic.
Además, compartieron que, en el transcurso de sus denuncias en el MP del municipio, el personal de la dependencia fue cortante, carente de empatía, y falto de apoyo en la explicación del papeleo a quienes acudieron a denunciar.
Una estudiante de leyes, quien prefirió omitir su nombre, señaló sobre el actuar de las autoridades en la liberación del individuo, que podría deberse a varias razones que hacen que el caso no sea tan grave, como la posible condición mental de Leo “N”, o que el delito de acoso no es tan severo como para tener a alguien en situación de cárcel mientras se hacen las averiguaciones correspondientes, y que en estos casos, es probable que otorgue una medida cautelar, como lo es ir a firmar cada mes a las oficinas del MP.
Finalmente, las personas afectadas dejaron un mensaje a las autoridades estatales, preguntando qué tiene que pasar o qué esperan para que intercedan.
“Esperan que secuestren o abusen de alguien”, manifestó uno de los testigos. A raíz de esto, también mencionaron que por eso ocurren tantos casos de “justicia por mano propia», al ser ignorados y que no haya figura que preserve su seguridad.
Inaugural ribbon cutting. Photo: Government of Jocotepec.
Editor.- Jocotepec now has a university. The Regional University of Tequila (URIT) opened a campus in Jocotepec June 4, starting with 11 degree programs.
URIT Jocotepec, already has students. Photo: Government of Jocotepec.
Present at the opening were Juan Diego Calderón Rodríguez, general rector of the university council, Moisés Rodríguez Huerta, vice rector, Carlos Alberto Zúñiga Chacón, municipal trustee, and Father Jesús Quiroz Romo, who blessed the facilities, academic staff and students.
The facilities are located next to the access to the San Jorge passage in the Jocotepec plaza. Photo: Government of Jocotepec.
URIT Jocotepec offers studies in International Business, Administration, Accounting, Law, Nutrition, Psychology, Pedagogy, Architectural Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Industrial Relations and Graphic Design.
«Bringing the campus to young people allows them to receive the same education right here. We are continuing to break ground in Lake Chapala municipalities in order to bring affordable and convenient education,» said Rector Juan Diego Calderón Rodríguez during an interview.
Part of the school facilities. Photo: Government of Jocotepec.
The campus plans to offer bachelor’s, postgraduate, specialties and master’s degrees, said Vice Rector Moisés Rodríguez Huerta, adding that the wide educational offerings help the community, especially the Agronomist Engineer, in view of the red fruit fields for export in the municipality.
For more information, please call 332-637-7821 or go to the campus, located in the Jocotepec plaza.
Translated by Paul Weeks
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