CHAPALA - This is eight-year-old Maria del Carmen Covarrubias of Ajijic, the proud owner of a prostethic eye bought by Programa Pro Niños Incapacitados del Lago, a group providing medical treatment for local children in need.

CHAPALA - Chapala is under consideration as a venue for a preliminary confab of professional travel journalists who are organizing an international convention to be held in Guadalajara next fall.

CHAPALA - Local youngsters of limited means are rushing to the Chapala International Language Institute (CILI) to take advantage of a new low-cost program that combines English classes with instruction in computer skills.

The young man in front is 8-year-old Carlos Delgado Salas, who has been with the Programa Pro Niños Incapacitados del Lago since he was 2 1/2 years old.