ComputerGuy Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 I'm laughing, ericur, because a lot of these comments harken back to my great-grandparents "I had to walk 30 miles through volcano eruptions and civil war battalions to get to my job cleaning out the hotel honeypots for a dollar a year"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 No argument there, but just acknowledging the fact that it is not easy to maintain a road on moving mud. I think that you are very cognizant of that fact, as well. The main intersection in Chapala is a chronic problem with sinking pavement whenever it rains. Perhaps the site of a subterranean spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Very cognizant, yes, having watched a house we bought start to fall apart in Riberas, just behind Mirasol. An area well-remembered by history as being under water at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 Yup....way back when Lake Chapala was a salty inland sea which covered quite a large area. Then, it dried up, the land shifted west of Jocotopec, damming up what is now the lake, changing the paths of rivers, flushing out the salt, making the water shallow & fresh, then drowning that poor mastadon in the mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 For those that are worried our tax pesos are going to be missued, tonight I saw a new banner hanging from the kiosko in the Chapala plaza from the Chapala government that should put those worries to rest, it said "Gracias por sus pagos, ya podemos empezar a transformar a Chapala." Or thanks for your payments, now we can begin to transform Chapala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdlngton Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 9 hours ago, ComputerGuy said: Really, RV, you feel that fixing the roads and the extreme water leaks is a fantasy upgrade? And your definition of "new" is a little out of perspective anyone who has lived here since the 80s.... that road was built before then. I studied in Guadalajara in 1975 and would come out to San Juan Cosala to the balneario. I remember taking transportation to Chapala then catching another bus to SJC that definitely took the carretera that still exists and obviously has for at least 40 years. If I remember correctly, Chapala's main street wasn't paved back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEliot Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Ugly? Go out to the statue -- turn around -- and get a different view of Chapala. Ugly is in the eye of the beholder. I think it's BEAUTIFUL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaponicsman Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 This article from the Guadalajara Reporter from October 2016 explains some of the funding issues: http://www.theguadalajarareporter.com/index.php/news/news/lake-chapala/48907-chapala-s-jesus-pescador-bridge-on-hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 That's a good reminder, thanks for posting it. Among other things it reminds us that this boondoggle was given 3.5 million pesos from the "municipal coffers" of a municipio with worn out trash trucks and pot hole ridden streets. In other words, those who criticize this as a classic example of the mis-spending of our tax dollars do have a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 The bridge isnt that bad especially as it was construced on limited funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaponicsman Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Does anyone have a picture they can post? I have not gotten out of the car to walk around the Malecon lately, nor do I typically drive past that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned small Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 38 minutes ago, Aquaponicsman said: Does anyone have a picture they can post? I have not gotten out of the car to walk around the Malecon lately, nor do I typically drive past that area. Go to Chapala Municipo or Javier Degollado on facebook and you will see plenty of pics and vids on this and many other projects completed and in progress. Some info about who is funding what as well and even some peso amounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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