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Firefighters worked for hours. Photo: Courtesy.

Editor.- A strong fire in the Libertad market, better known as San Juan de Dios, surprised the city of Guadalajara during the early hours of Thursday, March 31, affecting 430 businesses and damaging the historic building.

Around three o’clock in the morning as the authorities realized the magnitude of the fire several metropolitan corporations of Civil Protection and Firefighter were notified.  They worked intensively to gradually quench the flames. 

The interior of the burned market. Photo: Courtesy.

The president of Guadalajara, Pablo Lemus, went to the site of the fire Friday morning to assess the damage to the southern part of the market where food, clothing and sundries are sold.  He stated that a short circuit of an illegal electric installation may have been the cause of the disaster. 

The shopkeepers waited behind police barricades, uncertain as to whether their businesses were affected. When they were allowed to enter the market in small groups, tears and feelings of helplessness were evident.  Many could not believe what had happened.

No injuries were reported from the incident, but there were multiple economic losses. The Government of Guadalajara and the Government of Jalisco announced that they will provide support to those who were affected.   

Translated by Nita Rudy

Jocotepec access sign is replaced

Alma Serrano (San Juan Cosalá).- The municipality of Jocotepec welcomed the Governor of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez with a new sign, for his visit to the Chapala Lakeside on March 25. 

Days before, state personnel went to the Chapala-Jocotepec highway at the height of La Mojonera, on the border of the town of Ajijic with San Juan Cosalá, to replace the access sign to the municipality because it was incomplete and with and outdated structure at one of the ends.

Translated by Christalle Dalsted

Jhaneiva Sinahi Mondragón Morales won first place in the LIMATEJ tournament in school zone 96. Photo: Alma Serrano. 

Alma Serrano (San Juan  Cosalá).-  Ten-year-old Jhaneiva Sinahi Mondragón Morales, a student from San Juan Cosalá, won first place in the Jalisco State Mathematics League competition. The fifth grade student stood out in the math skills tournament held on March 23 at the facilities of the Terranova Institute, located in Ajijic. Fifty-two fifth and sixth grade children competed in two categories of 26 students each.  All study in school zone 96, which includes schools from Chapala to the El Chante delegation in Jocotepec. 

Sinahi Mondragón earned the highest score of the day and  will represent her zone in a regional tournament, the date and place of which have not yet been defined. 

Sinahi Mondragón is a student at Escuela Primaria Urbana, 699 Ignacio Zaragoza, San Juan Cosalá.

Translated by Elisabeth Shields

 Desde el pasado domingo, el alcalde de Guadalajara, Pablo Lemus, acompañó a los comerciantes en la reapertura de los locales. Foto: Facebook. 

Redacción.- Tras el avance de los trabajos de limpieza y reacondicionamiento por el incendio registrado en el Mercado Libertad o San Juan de Dios, el pasado jueves 31 de marzo, más de 2 mil locales ya reanudaron operaciones. 

Más del 70 por ciento de los comercios del inmueble reanudaron sus labores; 500 abrieron el domingo y más de mil 500 se sumaron durante el lunes. 

Al respecto, el presidente municipal de Guadalajara, Pablo Lemus Navarro, informó que un total de 2 mil 40 locales, de los más de 3 mil existentes, ya abrieron, mientras que los más afectados por las llamas serán reubicados temporalmente. 

“Iniciamos el confinamiento de la zona incendiada, que está prácticamente limpia, para poder iniciar los trabajos de reconstrucción. No es sencillo porque tenemos que seguir un proceso de licitación para poder asignar esta obra y esperamos iniciar los trabajos de reconstrucción en máximo 10 días; estamos calculando que pudieran tardar entre 4 y 6 meses”, declaró Lemus.

Este martes inició la reubicación de los espacios afectados por el fuego a la explanada central, los baquetones y parte del estacionamiento del Mercado San Juan de Dios; la plaza de La Estampida y la plaza que se encuentra sobre la calzada Independencia. 

Asimismo, se anunció el arranque de la entrega de apoyos económicos que ascienden a 25 mil pesos a los comerciantes afectados de los 426 locales consumidos por el incendio. Serán 10 millones de pesos los destinados por el Gobierno de Guadalajara para este rubro.

Diana Ramos in front of her stand serving customers during the evening of Tuesday, March 29. Photo: Jazmín Stengel.

Diana Lizeth Ramos Mendoza has not only managed to provide for her three children, but also to keep alive one of the most popular recipes in Chapala. 

Diana, who sells tacos in the neighborhood of La Purísima and comes from a family of merchants, married César Abrego, who was the heir to the secret adobo recipe of Tacos Don Max, located on Francisco I. Madero Avenue. 

According to Diana when she was married to César, they decided to dedicate themselves to her husband’s family business. Later he went to work with his relatives, but he left her the business when they separated, which Diana took over and has been running ever since. 

This is how the young woman, now 29 years old, began to familiarize herself with the process of meats, sauces and marinades. She estimates that she has been running her stand alone for about three years. “After the separation with César «I had to do it all by myself», she said. 

Tacos are an important part of Mexican cuisine. Taco Day is commemorated in Mexico on March 31, since 2007. In t México the most famous tacos are: al pastor, carnitas, barbacoa, cochinita, asada, canasta, steamed, golden, placeros, stew, beef and even the governor taco, which is made with wheat flour with shrimp and Oaxaca cheese, very common in the northern coastal part of México. And of course, many other styles.

Selling tacos with the adobo recipe inherited from her ex-husband.

Diana’s daily routine consists of getting up in the morning to take her three children to school, then she takes advantage of the trip to order tortillas, buy meat and vegetables at the Chapala market. 

After running the errands, she has to pick up the children from school, so Diana barely has enough time to prepare lunch for her two boys and a girl.

Her workday starts around three in the afternoon: chopping onions, cilantro and radishes, preparing the marinade, cooking the meat, vegetables and preparing the sauces. This is something Diana does five out of the seven days of the week with the help of her children. 

What convinced Diana to dedicate herself to selling tacos was the ease of taking care of her children while working in front of her house. Today, Diana continues to sell adobada and papa con chorizo tacos from Saturday to Wednesday starting at 8:00 in the evening in the neighborhood of La Purisima, on Miguel Martinez Street, in front of the house marked with the number 477.

However, the low season and the increase of prices in  basic foods have forced her to look for other sources of employment  to help her  to continue with the family tradition of selling tacos. 

Translated by Sydney Metrick

Firefighters bring the flames under control. Photo: JocoPiolin.

Garbage and dozens of tires burned recently in a fire on Matamoros Sur Street that caused a large column of black smoke to be visible from all over Jocotepec.

The smoke rose quickly from a property located toward the Roca Azul subdivision, so the authorities were notified. Elements of Civil Protection and Firefighters of Jocotepec arrived on the scene to control the blaze and helped prevent the fire from expanding.  

Translated by Mike Rogers

The delegate Carlos Vázquez Reyes perceived as «normal» the shortage due to the seasonal low water level, although he acknowledged that it was aggravated by the failure in the well. Photo: File. 

Alma Serrano (San Juan Cosala).- The failure of the Zaragoza well pump, together with the dry season, has left the residents of San Juan Cosalá without drinking water. 

In this regard, the delegate of the town, Carlos Vázquez Reyes reported that they are already working on the resolution of the failure of the well, which last December recorded a similar failure. 

«We just fixed the Zaragoza well in December 2021 and now we have the same problem as before; last time it took three months to fix,» he commented. 

Although Vázquez Reyes saw the seasonal shortage as “normal,” he visualized the possibility of digging a new well to the north of the delegation, on Del Cardenal street, to solve the shortage and distribute the vital liquid in a better way. 

«This problem is normal for the season because the pipes are clogged with mud and the water does not have adequate flow. Then the water stagnates in those areas and does not reach all the houses. In addition, the pump throws a lot of mud and some pipes are old,» explained the delegate.

Despite the fact that the problem has been going on for more than two months, Carlos Vázquez said that a «fair» distribution of water has been made, since they try to send it proportionally to all the houses, even at night.

Finally, the delegate informed that the corresponding authorities are already working on the failures of the Zaragoza well, although it is not known with certainty when the service will be regularized, so he asked residents to conserve the resource. 

«Let’s take care of the water, if you don’t need it, please let it go to someone who does. I know that people do pay for the water, but that does not give them the right to waste it,» he concluded. 

Translated by Kerry Watson

Firetrucks battle blaze at Mercado San Juan de Dios in the early morning hours. Photo from governor’s office video broadcast by Grupo Reforma.

Editor. Guadalajara firemen and Jalisco  Civil Protection personnel were mopping up the heavily damaged Mercado San Juan de Dios this afternoon a after they brought the raging fire that began early this morning (31 de marzo) under control  The fire was first reported at 2:30 am, and according to Mayor Palo Lemus, and multiple units of the Guadalajara Bomberos and the Jalisco State Civil Protection and Fire Department responded to the  report of a fire possibly in the kitchen areas (later attributed to a diablito connector used to steal electricity shorting out.). No one has been reported injured.

Mercado San Juan de Dios,  designed by Alejandro Zohn and opened on December 30, 1958 in Central Guadalajara, is the largest indoor Market in Latin America with a total area of 4,000 square meter and 2980 vendor stalls.

The fire  quickly spread to all four levels of the emblematic building, affecting a wide range of merchants, including clothing, shoes, arts, crafts and  food. As of this afternoon 384 stalls in the mercado were reported destroyed (later raised to an estimated 430 by Civil Protection officials), according to reports from people on the scene in a video posted by Grupo Reforma.  This number has not been confirmed by Laguna or official sources and may be much higher.

Javier Mina Avenue along the side of the mercado was closed as of 6:30 am and had not completely reopened as of 1:00 pm as fire crews were still mopping up and assessing the damage and the dangers in the smoking building. 

Victor Roldan, General Director of the Jalisco State Civil Protection and Fire Department noted that over 300 personnel and 80 vehicles eventually were used in extinguishing the blaze.  While no official assessment of damage was available as of 1:00 pm, Roldan told media that the building was not totally destroyed. Merchants were not allowed into the building because of the danger of spot fires and structural collapse, but many gathered around the security perimeter set up by fire and police, telling on-scene media that their entire livelihood may have gone up in smoke.

El operativo busca reducir riesgos mediante la prevención de accidentes en carreteras, centros de recreación y el hogar. Foto: SSJ. 

Redacción.- La Secretaría de Salud Jalisco (SSJ), a través del Consejo Estatal para la Prevención de Accidentes (CEPAJ) y la Dirección General de Salud Pública presentaron el operativo “Vacaciones Seguras” en el periodo de Semana Santa y Pascua 2022, que tendrá lugar del 08 al 17 de abril, con la intensificación de vigilancia para reducir riesgos a la salud por percances en el hogar, la vía pública, las carreteras y los centros de recreación.

Las lesiones y muertes provocadas por accidentes se incrementan en los periodos vacacionales, por lo que es 90 por ciento prevenible si se mantienen las alertas en el hogar, la vía pública y los centros recreativos, sostuvo el coordinador operativo del CEPAJ, José Parra Sandoval.

“La exposición a factores de riesgo que provocan accidentes se incrementa hasta en 20 por ciento durante el periodo vacacional de primavera, por lo que se hace un llamado a la población para prevenirlos y disfrutar de manera segura los días de descanso, así como para que se esfuercen por la autoprotección”, agregó en rueda de prensa virtual realizada el pasado cuatro de abril.

Parra Sandoval dijo que el objetivo, en coordinación con el Sistema de Atención Médica de Urgencias del Estado de Jalisco (SAMU), es reducir los riesgos mediante la prevención y la atención oportuna de los diferentes percances en la Semana Santa y de Pascua.

En este sentido, el funcionario compartió el panorama registrado en los años previos. Durante los años 2020 y 2021 el CEPAJ registró un total de 74 y 77 muertes por accidentes, respectivamente, durante dicho periodo vacacional.

“Debemos de ser muy previsores en las tres áreas de alto riesgo donde se puede incrementar de 15 a 20 por ciento la mortalidad por accidentes, que son la vía pública, hogar y centros de recreación”, principalmente, enumeró el funcionario.

Algunas recomendaciones incluyen: al salir a carretera respetar los límites de velocidad, evitar el consumo de alcohol y evitar conducir cansado o sin cinturón de seguridad. En casa mantener a los niños vigilados en todo momento y evitar que jueguen en la cocina; y en los centros de recreación tener en cuenta que nadar en presas, lagunas, ríos y lugares donde no hay vigilancia, puede ser peligroso

PARA PREVENIR ACCIDENTES 

Al conducir

• Utilizar siempre el cinturón de seguridad y las sillas porta infantes.
• Respetar los límites de velocidad.
• Evitar el consumo de alcohol al conducir.
• No usar distractores.
• Dar prioridad al peatón y al ciclista.

En los centros vacacionales

• Ubicar el puesto de emergencias del lugar.
• Si se viaja con niños, hacer todas las actividades junto a ellos y mantenerlos bajo supervisión.
• Evitar correr junto a albercas o pisos mojados.
• Tener en cuenta que nadar en presas, lagunas, ríos y lugares donde no hay vigilancia, puede ser peligroso.
• Si se realizan deportes extremos, hacerlos con el equipo necesario y con una empresa establecida.

En la calle o en lugares públicos

• Caminar por la banqueta.
• Cruzar la calle en las esquinas y en pasos, puentes o semáforos peatonales.
• Antes de cruzar voltear a ambos lados de la calle.
• Llevar a los niños de la mano y lo más alejados al arroyo vehicular.

En el hogar

• Mantener a los niños vigilados en todo momento y evitar que jueguen en la cocina.
• Guardar medicamentos y sustancias químicas bajo llave o en repisas altas, así como en sus envases originales.
• Poner especial cuidado cuando los pisos están mojados.
• Tener materiales antideslizantes en las bañeras o regaderas para reducir el riesgo de caídas.
• Evitar tener objetos en el suelo con los que se pueda tropezar.
• Dejar bien tapados pilas y aljibes.
• Vigilar a los niños cuando jueguen en tinas, albercas o inflables.
• Mantener en buen estado los enchufes y tapados si no se utilizan.

Tanto en la ZMG como en el interior del estado, se realizan jornadas de vacunación. Foto. Cortesía. 

Redacción.-  La Secretaría de Salud Jalisco (SSJ) hizo un llamado a la población para protegerse con la vacuna antes de Semana Santa y de Pascua a fin de reducir riesgos de contagios y evitar olas de la enfermedad tras el periodo vacacional.

El 04 de abril arrancaron las jornadas de vacunación contra Covid-19 en diferentes regiones del estado, para facilitar a la población de Jalisco que acuda a aplicarse el refuerzo de la vacuna o completar esquemas.

La SSJ informó que Jalisco continúa así avanzando en la protección de sus habitantes. Durante la semana epidemiológica 13 del presente año (que fue del 27 de marzo al 2 de abril) se aplicaron 177 mil 653 dosis de las diferentes vacunas en los módulos metropolitanos y en los habilitados en municipios del interior; de las cuales 169 mil 468 recibieron la vacuna de los laboratorios AstraZeneca (refuerzos, segundas y primeras dosis en mayores de edad).

En el mismo periodo se suministraron además 7 mil 652 dosis de laboratorios Pfizer-BioNTech (para adolescentes), 307 de Sinovac (para segundas dosis pendientes) y 226 de Moderna (para segundas dosis).

 CORTE SEMANAL

De acuerdo con datos de la SSJ, en Jalisco, durante la semana epidemiológica 13 de este año se registraron 2 mil 128 casos confirmados (muchos casos corresponden a semanas anteriores peso se retrasó su notificación por parte de las instituciones), para un acumulado al 2 de abril de 582 mil 687 personas contagiadas. Se reportaron además 65 defunciones, para un total de 19 mil 311 muertes registradas en lo que va de la pandemia hasta el pasado día 2.