Ajijic in 1972 was a much more rural place, where the pace of life was slower and more in tune with the seasons. A couple who were near-neighbors of Marsha pose for a photo outside their home. Marsha recalls that "I remember women with hair this long sitting in front of their houses on the days they washed their hair in order to let it dry. Unbraided, their har would hang to the ground." Photo in family collection of Marsha Sorensen; all rights reserved. : Pictures of Mexico

Ajijic in 1972 was a much more rural place, where the pace of life was slower and more in tune with the seasons. A couple who were near-neighbors of Marsha pose for a photo outside their home. Marsha recalls that "I remember women with hair this long sitting in front of their houses on the days they washed their hair in order to let it dry. Unbraided, their har would hang to the ground."

Source article: The Lake Chapala artistic and literary scene in the 1960s and early 1970s