Localidades

Imagen del camión siniestrado, en el lugar del accidente. Foto: Cortesía.

Redacción.- Al menos 14 personas perdieron la vida y 19 más resultaron heridas luego del choque de un camión de pasajeros que transportaba trabajadores de una empresa productora de berries, cuando se quedó sin frenos y se impactó contra un paredón lateral sobre la carretera Tuxcueca – Citala.

El percance que se registró durante la tarde noche del 18 de mayo donde perdieron la vida nueve hombres y cinco mujeres, mientras que otras seis mujeres y 13 hombres resultaron heridos y fueron trasladados a los Servicios Médicos Municipales y Hospital Comunitario de Jocotepec para su atención médica.   

Durante el operativo de apoyo, participaron elementos de Seguridad de la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional; elementos de Seguridad Pública de Tuxcueca y la Policía del Estado.

Así como del Instituto Jalisciense de Ciencias Forenses (Delegación Ocotlán); Servicios Médicos de Jocotepec; Bomberos Tuxcueca; así como elementos de Protección Civil de la comandancia de Mazamitla, Chapala y Jocotepec además de la Policía Vial, Policía Investigadora (Agencia de Tizapán el Alto) y Protección Civil del Estado.

El cambio distrital se debe a la disminución de población en la ZMG y el crecimiento en municipios del interior de Jalisco. Foto: Cortesía. 

Redacción.- La proyección del nuevo mapa distrital que propone el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) para la región del Lago de Chapala para este 2022 contempla la división de los municipios ribereños que quedarían en los distritos dos, cuatro y ocho.

Chapala se ubicaría en el distrito dos junto a Jocotepec, Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, Poncitlán, Ocotlán, Zacoalco de Torres, Acatlán de Juárez y Villa Corona.

En el distrito cuatro estaría integrado por las entidades de Jamay, La Barca, Degollado, Atotonilco el Alto, Ayotlán, Jesús María, San Diego de Alejandría, San Julián, San Miguel el Alto, Jalostotitlán y Arandas.

Mientras que el distrito ocho quedaría conformado por Tototlán, Zapotlán del Rey, Tepatitlán, Ixtlahuacán del Río, Zapotlanejo, Acatic, Yahualica de González Gallo, Mexticacán, Valle de Guadalupe, San Ignacio Cerro Gordo y Juanacatlán.

Aun con estos cambios Jalisco se mantendría con 20 distritos estatales y federales, el proyecto para la nueva conformación de los distritos, se entregaron a los partidos políticos acreditados en las Comisiones de Vigilancia y los Institutos Electorales locales para que realicen su análisis y presenten observaciones para luego someterlo a la consideración del Consejo General del INE. 

El proyecto para la nueva conformación de los distritos electorales se realiza debido a la disminución de la población en distritos del Área Metropolitana de Guadalajara (AMG) y el crecimiento de municipios como Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos.

El proyecto inició en el 2021 y concluirá en el 2023 previo al periodo electoral 2023 – 2024.

Letras monumentales en el malecón de Jocotepec. Foto: Archivo.

Redacción.- El ayuntamiento de Jocotepec aprobó la realización de los talleres “Isocare”, organización enfocada en la urbanización. Dentro de diferentes áreas del municipio se pretende hacer un ordenamiento territorial, en el cual el Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco trabaja.

El taller abordará temas de movilidad, habitacional, inversión hotelera, restaurantes y de turismo, que podrían beneficiar a los alcaldes de Chapala, Tuxcueca y Tizapán, según lo expuesto el jueves 12 de mayo, en la décima sesión ordinaria de cabildo. 

El alcalde, José Miguel Gómez López explicó, que ésta organización puede crear una infraestructura de alta calidad para Jocotepec y municipios cercanos.

“¿Qué nos van a decir?; cuáles son las sugerencias en temas de movilidad, habitacional, inversión hotelera, restaurantes y tema de turismo. Te dan siete puntos donde platica con los presidentes de Chapala, Tuxcueca y Tizapán para reunirnos con las personas adecuadas”.

Dentro de este proyecto se pretende invertir cien mil pesos entre todos los municipios con la finalidad de crear un equilibrio entre estos, donde el gobierno de Jocotepec brindará una seguridad a la población en la que no se afecte su naturaleza y espacios ecológicos.

Gómez López mencionó que dentro de esta organización realizan estudios de medio ambiente con la finalidad de frenar los desarrollos que afectan a dicho sector en el municipio. 

“En el taller lo que nos van a decir es que en estas zonas pueden generar desarrollos de este tipo de esta densidad y se requiere ampliar este tipo de carreteras. Te hacen un estudio completo de la urbanización que se puede hacer sustentable con el taller y el dictamen nosotros podemos generar los planes parciales a la medida de cada espacio”, detalló el edil.

Photography for illustrative purposes

Editorial Staff.- Angel Alejandro D., accused of robbing a gas station in Chapala in 2017, was arrested almost five years after committing the crime. The arrest took place in Puerto Vallarta. The arrest report did not date the arrest..

The subject is accused of threatening an employee with a firearm and robbing him of cash.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office was able to establish his probable responsibility and requested an arrest warrant against him. He was captured in the Santo Domingo neighborhood in Puerto Vallarta by agents stationed in District VIII, who notified him of his legal rights.

Translated by Mags Petela

61-year-old, María Quiroz Rameño is an unstoppable woman. Photo: Alma Serrano. 

Alma Serrana (San Juan Cosala).-  Maybe you didn’t have the childhood or adolescence you would have wished.  Life is never as we thought it would be, no matter how much we plan it. From the country to the city, that’s how your life has been, with many inevitable changes and realities that have made you wake up.

Your 61 years have shown you how capable you are.   Limits are nothing more than the experiences of others who have not dared to go, out of fear, where you knew you could go. Your determination makes you powerful and you always do the best you can, even if at the time you didn’t know how. 

Being a mother has made you see, go, look beyond, be invincible and give it your all. For your children you took off the blindfold, to see that the world is not a loom that you can hold. Sometimes you had to weave your own way, with the fabric of your hands.

You were, are, and will be a daughter, a wife, a mother of four children who had to live in a hurry «with shots and pulls.» Being a mother has led you to be, even when you were widowed, bigger than before, stronger, more you. You never gave up.  Nothing stops you. 

Since you were a child, you had the desire to break everything you came across. You have learned that this unquestionable attitude only exists in extraordinary people.

Thanks to your innate, relentless will you have managed to achieve what only the brave, those who remain standing, can achieve.

You may not notice everything you have achieved because circumstances have not allowed you the time to contemplate.  You have known what to do in the face of adversity, defending yourself from everything, you never lost faith. How courageous you have been. 

There is no doubt that it is not necessary to be a mother for us to honor your life like that of millions of mothers.  Undoubtedly being a mother has made you an impeccable human being at heart. I know that life has not been perfect neither with you nor with anyone else, but life does not need to be perfect to be wonderful.

Translated by Nita Rudy

The agent of the Public Prosecutor’s Office obtained an arrest warrant against her. Photography for illustrative purposes

Laguna Staff (Chapala).- Laura S., who also goes by the name of Laura Araceli S., was arrested for the probable commission of the crime of aggravated child sexual abuse in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. 

The Prosecutor’s Office informed that the facts occurred in April of this year, in a farm located in the town of Atequiza, when the victim, who is a minor, was left alone in her home.

The agent of the Public Prosecutor’s Office obtained an arrest warrant against her, by means of which she was captured by Investigation Police in the downtown area of the aforementioned district. The woman was secured in accordance with the protocol and was placed at the disposal of the Judge of Control and Oral Trial of the Fifth Judicial District with headquarters in Chapala, who will resolve her legal situation.

Translated  by Patrick O’Heffernan

After two years of the pandemic, the flower-producing sector begins to recover. Photo: Internet. 

By: Abigail Angélica Correa Cisneros

This Mother’s Day, ornamental flower producers managed to distribute over 3.8 billion stems of chrysanthemum, rose, gladiola, lily, gerbera and sunflower, produced at the end of the 2021 agricultural cycle.

The sector is just recovering, after two years of depressed sales due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the recent droughts. The volume produced last year was valued at almost 6.4 billion pesos, with the State of Mexico generating just over 4.7 billion pesos of the total (74.2 percent), a figure that placed it as the top producing state in the country. 

On May 10, thousands of mothers throughout Mexico received a floral bouquet or decorative ornament as a token of love. Thanks to the beauty of flowers, their aroma or cultural significance, flowers are the most in-demand gift of Mexicans to show love on Mother’s Day.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, chrysanthemums had the highest production volume at the end of last year with over 1.4 billion pieces, of which the State of Mexico contributed 92.3 percent, far ahead of Puebla’s 6.2 percent and Morelos’ 1.0 percent. 

Rose production closed 2021 with just under 1.4 billion stems, an increase of 5.6 percent compared to the previous year. The states of Mexico, Puebla and Morelos led production with 77.3, 7.5 and 7.3 percent, respectively. 

In the same period, 726,729,696 gladiola stems were produced. The species ranked third nationally in value and volume of production. Puebla, State of Mexico and Morelos were the main producers in 2021 with 43.9, 33.4 and 13.8 percent shares, respectively.

In fourth place nationally is the gerbera, which is only produced in the State of Mexico. At the end of last year, growers reached a volume of 192,567,744 stems, which marks an increase of 4.6 percent compared to 2020.

Lilies ranked fifth nationally, with a production of 109,749,312 pieces, which is equivalent to an increase of 3.6 percent compared to 2020. The State of Mexico, Veracruz and Mexico City led production with 84.5, 13.6 and 1.8 percent, respectively.

Sunflower production saw an increase of 25.7 percent from 2020 to 2021, with a volume of 46,841,760 sunflowers produced. This marks the highest increase in production of all floral species. The State of Mexico contributed 25,893,000 flowers; 55.3 percent of the national total.

Another variety in high demand is the Dutch tulip, which is produced only in Mexico City. Production of this species closed 2021 with 455,500 plants, which generated a production value of 15.9 million pesos. 

Meanwhile, production of the orchid – considered an exotic species – reached 946,923 plants and a value of 152 million pesos in 2021. This species is only produced in the states of Jalisco (93.1 percent) and Tamaulipas (6.9 percent).

From the Center

Yesenia Mollinedo Falconi and Sheila García Olivera, from the news outlet El Veraz, in Veracruz, were shot by hired killers. The two journalists were mothers of families. Mothers of missing persons marched from the Monumento a la Madre (Monument to the Mother) to the Angel of Independence to demand «truth and justice» for their loved ones. They highlighted the words of the Mexican UN representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (ONU-DH), Guillermo Fernández Maldonado: «there are no more mothers in the world looking for their children than in Mexico.»

Translated by Rebecca Zittle

(From left to right) Filiberto Pérez Vega, Nadia Vega and José González Valenzuela. Photo: Sofía Medeles.

Sofía Medeles (Ajijic).- Three athletes from Ajijic from the group of mountain runners «Team Jou», managed to stand out in the competition «Ultra Cerro Rojo» in Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla, which took place on April 30.

They are José «Jou» Valenzuela, Filiberto Pérez Vega and Nadia Vega, who ran in the free category, in different  distances; Jou in the 50 km reaching the ninth place; Nadia in 15 km achieving the sixth place; and Filiberto in the 30 km, positioning himself in the number 15.

Both Filiberto and José said they were happy with this experience, even though they described it as a «heavy» race. For Nadia, this competition was the second in which she participated outside of Jalisco, so she shared that she found it incredible to go out and see these places that she described as beautiful.

«Because of my injury, the race was a little difficult for me, but I finished it out of pride. On the route they supported me and gave me a pill to keep me going. Although in my case I did not achieve the goal and I felt frustrated, that motivates me to continue and be better in the next races,» said Jou Valenzuela. 

The three mountain marathoners agreed that they will continue running in races outside the town, and that they feel very motivated, as well as grateful for the support that the people of Ajijic have given them. 

Regarding the selection of those who will represent «Team Jou» in this type of races, Valenzuela mentioned that they are chosen for «the desire» they put into their training.

He also invited anyone who wants to be part of his team to contact him through his Facebook page «Jou Valenzuela» so that he can provide them with information about the meetings.

Translated by Patrick O’Heffernan

Jocotepec boardwalk merchants claimed sales were slow, but official estimates of tourist revenue paint a brighter picture. Photo: Hector Ruiz.

Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- After a “terrible streak” caused by two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the recent Easter holiday season had a favorable economic impact in Jocotepec, said Víctor Loza Ornelas, director of Tourism and Craft Development for the municipality.

More than 18 million pesos (about US$900,000) were spent in the municipality during Holy Week and Easter, according to a management study of estimated tourist revenues.

The estimate was based on the average number of visitors, which, according to the director, reached 18,000 over the holiday period.

Visitors are classified into two categories: those just passing through and those staying for an extended period.

Those who visit for just one day are estimated to spend around 350 to 400 pesos per person.

Longer-term visitors, including those making use of the municipality’s hotels, are estimated to spend between 1,200 and 4,500 pesos per person.

Merchants along the Jocotepec boardwalk have complained that holiday sales were lower than anticipated.

But Loza Ornelas said he was satisfied with the results, particularly given the “terrible streak” of the past two years, caused by the pandemic.

Translated by Alan Ferguson

Jocofest Biker

Date: May 15

Motorcycle event

Location: Starting Jocotepec’s main plaza, continuing to the lookout point, and ending at the Jocotepec Boardwalk 

Time: Starting at 10:00am

Cost: Free 

Course «Literature of Mexican Women Writers». 

Dates: April 28, May 5, 12, 19 and 26

Virtual literary course, taught by Charlotte Carranza.

Location: Virtual course. For more information, call 33-1273-1110.

Time: 6:00-10:00pm

Vaccination for dogs and cats

During the next few days the Municipal Government through the Directorate of Ecology, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health Jalisco, will carry provide anti-rabies vaccinations day in Chapala and the other towns in the municipality

Locations: Centro de Salud Chapala, Flavio Romero de Velazco #406, Centro

Danvet Veterinary Clinic, Francisco I. Madero #699, local 22, Chapala

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm. 

Cost: Free 

With the soul of an infant

Date: May 14

Art Exhibition with cocktails

Location: Galería Sol y Luna, Río Bravo #10ª Ajijic
Time:

Cost. Free

Perspectives
Date: May 14

Plastic exhibition with cocktails

Location: House of Culture »José Vaca Flores,» Jocotepec
Time:

Cost: Free 

Avianto

Date: May 14
Inauguration of art exhibition

Location: González Gallo Cultural Center, Chapala
Time:
Cost: Free

Juan Carlos Arancibia

Date: May 15

Guitar concert

Location: González Gallo Cultural Center, Chapala
Time:
Cost: Free 

1st International Theater Festival of Jocotepec 2022

Date: April 27 to May 31

Information at Casa de Cultura «José Vaca Flores.» Call for more information: 38-7763-1621.

Location: Hidalgo Sur #38, Jocotepec, downtown

Time: 

Cost: Free 

The Whirlpool

Date: May 14

Book presentation with cocktails

Location: House of culture »José Vaca Flores,» Jocotepec

Time:

Cost: Free 

Translated by Amy Esperanto