Study highlights risks of residential developments on hills of Chapala The report aims to support lawsuits against construction
Published on Friday, May 14, 2021
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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.