Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Study highlights risks of residential developments on hills of Chapala

A study has warned of the dangers posed by the construction of new residential developments on the lakeside hills of Chapala, Jalisco.

The environmental group Chimalli Axixic produced the study to support lawsuits against invasive construction in the surrounding hills brought by lawyer Raquel Gutiérrez Nájera.

It details the risk of landslides and documents the history of damage caused by development in the hills over the past 50 years in the the neighboring towns of San Juan Cosalá, Jocotepec and Ajijic.

Axixic Chimalli member Noris Binet said the report is essential to the lawsuits. “[Gutiérrez] cannot simply go to the judge and demand the construction be stopped. That is the reason for the study: evidence is needed to show the damage they are doing, mainly with respect to human rights,” she said.

“They are not guaranteeing safety for their customers, who will not only be affected by the lack of services, mainly water, but also the risk of landslides,” she added.

A resident of the nearby town of Ajijic said he was grateful for the study. “None of us were doing anything more than expressing our disagreement with the developments on the hillside. I’m pleased that a group of residents has put their hands to the task, and I hope that they can prevent the construction,” he said.

Source: Semanario Laguna (sp)

border trade trucks

Father and son arrested at border with 400 guns bound for Mexico

0
The suspects were detained after U.S. agents noticed irregularities in their trailer walls as they attempted to enter Mexico at the Laredo border crossing.
President Sheinbaum, Governor of México state Delfina Gómez and Minister of Infrastructure, Transportation and Communications (SICT) Jesús Esteva supervising the construction of the Mexico-Pachuca train.

Mexico’s week in review: Fentanyl kingpin handed to US as cartel pressures persist

0
Other headlines this week included comments from former president Felipe Calderón hinting at a political comeback and underwhelming economic indicators in the third quarter of 2025.
Zhi Dong Zhang mug shots

Mexico deports Chinese fentanyl kingpin Brother Wang to the US

1
Security Minister Omar García Harfuch thanked Cuba for its "valuable cooperation" in the process.
BETA Version - Powered by Perplexity