Chapala official asks foreign residents to follow the rules — and learn some Spanish

Chapala official asks foreign residents to follow the rules — and learn some Spanish

A municipal official at Lake Chapala has published an open letter to the region’s sizable foreign community, addressing complaints about traffic violations, pet etiquette and language barriers — a move observers say is unusual for local government and suggests informal remedies have not been enough. Ricardo Razo Navarro, who serves as liaison between the Municipal Government of Chapala and the foreign community, published the appeal covering res…