Pro Mexico Civil Association of San Juan Cosalá with products for sale at a previous fundraising event. Credit: Courtesy of Pro México Civil Association of San Juan Cosalá
Alma Serrano (San Juan Cosalá).– Next Friday, April 29th, the Pro México Civil Association of San Juan Cosalá will hold a charity event to raise funds for its training and workshops. The event starts at 4:30 pm and will be held at the Racquet Club’s Club House, located at Raúl Ramírez #37. The event includes a Mexican dinner, snacks, drinks and music, as well as a historical talk about San Juan Cosalá given by Gabriel Chávez Rameño.
Tickets are $400.00 per person. For more information contact: María Blanco, Coordinator of Community Development at 33-3590-6442.
Translated by Amy Esperanto
Two terraces have already been installed in the commercial area of San Juan Cosalá’s boardwalk.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- The Government of Jocotepec authorized the installation of terraces in the commercial area of the boardwalk of the San Juan Cosalá delegation.
According to local vendors, the original project proposed by the city council included «traditional» tile terraces for each one of the stores in order to homogenize the image of the establishments; however, the vendors were opposed.
The structures would have had a cost of 80,000 pesos (approximately US$4,000 or CDN$5,000), but after the merchants refused to pay that amount, the government opted to allow them to build their own terrace. «After some meetings where we refused the original project, they allowed us to make our own terraces, the only condition was that whoever had the money should start,» explained one of the merchants consulted, who preferred to remain anonymous.
The merchants are optimistic about the arrival of Holy Week, and the flow of visitors and cash that it brings with it, to assist in financing the construction of the new premises. «We have been building since last year when we started, we have been going along as we go along, little by little, as we can, we have even gone into debt, borrowing, whatever we can get, but we want to open it for Easter,» said the anonymous merchant.
Although the merchant did not specify the cost of the work, he said that the wood and the metallic structure of the platform, which will be approximately six meters wide and eleven meters long, represented a major investment, but one they hope to recover since the platform will have a capacity of 15 tables for four merchants on the upper floor.
Semanario Laguna tried to confirm this information through Jocotepec’s social communication department; however, the agency did not comment on the matter.
Translated by MaryAnne Marble
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
Con la convivencia, la asociación Pro México busca procurar recursos para sus actividades en la delegación. Foto: Facebook.
Alma Serrano.- La Asociación Civil Pro México de San Juan Cosalá, realizará una convivencia benéfica con el objetivo de conseguir los recursos para las diversas capacitaciones y talleres que ofrece.
El evento será el próximo viernes 29 de abril en las instalaciones de la Casa Club del Fraccionamiento Raquet Club, con domicilio en Raúl Ramírez #37, a partir de las 16:30 horas.
Cena mexicana, antojitos, bebidas y música, así como una charla histórica sobre San Juan Cosalá impartida por el maestro Gabriel Chávez Rameño.
El costo del boleto es de $400.00 pesos por persona, para más información con María Blanco, coordinadora de Desarrollo Comunitario al número 3335906442.
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
En el área comercial del malecón de San Juan Cosalá ya se instalaron dos terrazas. Foto: Cortesía.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía.- El Gobierno de Jocotepec autorizó la instalación de terrazas en el área comercial del malecón de la delegación de San Juan Cosalá.
De acuerdo con locatarios de la zona, el proyecto original propuesto por el ayuntamiento comprendía terrazas “tradicionales” de teja para cada uno de los locales con el fin de homogeneizar la imagen de los establecimientos, sin embargo, los locatarios se opusieron.
Las estructuras tendrían un costo de 80 mil pesos, pero tras la negativa de los comerciantes de pagar tal cantidad, el gobierno optó por permitirles hacer su propia terraza.
“Ya después de unas reuniones donde nos negamos al proyecto original, nos dejaron ya hacer nuestras propias terrazas, la única condición fue que, ya fuera arrancando quien pudiera, quien tenga dinero que ya empiece”, explicó una de las consultadas, cuyo nombre prefirió mantener en el anonimato.
Debido al gasto que ha representado para los comerciantes financiar la construcción de los nuevos locales, se mostraron optimistas respecto a la llegada de la Semana Santa y el flujo de visitantes que trae consigo.
“Pues llevamos ya desde el año pasado que empezamos, hemos ido ahora sí que conforme a la marcha, de poquito a poco, como podemos, nos hemos hasta endeudado, pedir prestado, lo que salga, pero ya queremos estrenarla en Semana Santa”, aseguró.
Aunque no se especificó el costo que les ha llevado el gasto de la obra, aseguró que la madera y la estructura metálica de la plataforma que contará con un aproximado de seis metros de ancho por once de largo representó una fuerte inversión, pero esperan recuperarla ya que contará con una capacidad de 15 mesas de cuatro personas en la planta alta.
Por último, Semanario Laguna intentó confirmar dicha información a través de la dirección de comunicación social, no obstante, la dependencia no se pronunció al respecto.
Relatives of the security officer walked through the delegation of San Juan Cosalá as a tribute on March 21. Photo: Courtesy.
One of the two Jocotepec police officers killed in the confrontation with armed persons on March 10 was finally honored more than 10 days after he died. Relatives of Andrés Inclán Zamora paid tribute to his service as a security officer on March 21.
The municipal president, José Miguel Gómez López, postponed the official tribute due to violence in the municipality since holding an event with crowds of people was considered “high risk.”
Around five o’clock in the afternoon on March 21, Inclán Zamora’s relatives, people from the community and some of his colleagues at the police station celebrated the memory of the murdered policeman. The emotional event, which lasted more than an hour, began on Porfirio Diaz Street in San Juan Cosala. It was attended by about 70 people who, in tears, said goodbye to their friend, brother, family member, father and husband.
Accompanied at all times by police officers and escorted by a marching band, the relatives of Andrés Inclán recalled with nostalgia and pride stories about the life of the passionate policeman. «He was the oldest of 11 siblings, but he always took care of me and my sisters, he was very good,» said one of his sisters. She added that Inclán Zamora began his police career more than 10 years ago. Although he served as an officer off and on, «it was something he always liked, there is no doubt about that.»
Although his family said that the municipality took care of approximately 60 percent of the funeral expenses, they regretted the position and «silence» of the municipal authorities.
Translated by Elisabeth Shields
Due to the lack of water, neighbors in the center of the delegation have had to pay for water delivery trucks for their water supply. Photo: Alma Serrano.
Alma Serrano(San Juan Cosalá).- Residents of the San Juan Cosalá delegation in the municipality of Jocotepec, have been suffering from a shortage of drinking water for months, and the problem has worsened during the dry season.
Even before the failure of the engine on the Zaragoza well registered on March 13, residents said they live with little availability of the liquid, which has forced them to spend on water delivery trucks to supply their demand.
«I have a lot of water containers to cope with the little water that is arriving, because some days there is no water, some days there is; or a trickle of water arrives all day. It is not enough, we have to pay for water delivery every two weeks or there is no way to bathe or wash the dishes,» said an annoyed citizen.
Those interviewed said they considered it unfair to pay for a service they do not receive. Also, distribution of water in the delegation is unequal, because a few enjoy a lot of water while the majority lives without enough.
«I am not going to bathe in the lake, nor am I going to wash there. Before we did not have to pay for it, but now we pay and they have to send us water in bulk, commented another person affected by the shortage.
The water operator in San Juan Cosalá, Samuel Tolentino, said that after repairs, the Zaragoza well is working again though only at 75 percent of its capacity, which has caused the population to get water by other means. Tolentino considers that the only solution to the shortage is to drill another well.
«The water well (Zaragoza) is working at 75 percent because it is pumping a lot of sand. The solution would be a new well,» he said.
Translated by Elisabeth Shields
A large ceiba or kapok tree choked by the concrete for the construction of the bicycle path. Photo: Alma Serrano.
Alma Serrano (San Juan Cosala).- At least three trees are being killed by the construction of the bicycle lane in the San Juan Cosalá section.
A ficus, a plum tree, and a large ceiba (kapok, a most sacred tree for the ancient Maya and symbol of the universe), located in the block between Cuauhtémoc and Tacuba streets, were left without space for irrigation or growth after the concrete was placed for the bicycle lane.
«I don’t know why they cemented in the trees, if the tree grows it can damage the cement. And I don’t understand why they cut other trees down» commented one of the neighbors.
In addition to these, neighbors in the area denounced the felling of other trees for the construction of the road that began in November of last year and is expected to be finished by the end of March 2022.
Translated by Kerry Watson
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