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Ajijic, Chapala, Jocotepec - Mexico's Lake Chapala region: resource page
The Lake Chapala region of Jalisco, Mexico, (Ajijic, Chapala, Jocotepec) with its wonderful climate and large base of ex-patriate residents, has become a very desirable place for retirees, those wanting to escape aspects of "Home" (such as the winter weather), and those who desire to live and work in Mexico.
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The cuisine of Jalisco: la cocina tapatia
If there is one state that can be considered quintessentially Mexican, it is Jalisco. Home of mariachis, tequila, famous regional dances and equally well-known culinary specialties, Jalisco is at the heart of the country's culture and contributes significantly to its cuisine. The lakes yielded a variety of fish while hunting provided ducks, doves and partridges. Europeans introduced cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, dairy products and lard, as well as wheat, olive oil, rice, spices, and several European varieties of fruit, nuts and vegetables.
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Lake Chapala: Can Mexico's largest lake be saved?
Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest natural lake, is dying. The lake right now plays a vital role in a gigantic ecosystem, the River Lerma-Lake Chapala drainage basin, which includes more than 8 million peo...
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Ajijic, Chapala, Jocotepec - Mexico's Lake Chapala region: resource page
The Lake Chapala region of Jalisco, Mexico, (Ajijic, Chapala, Jocotepec) with its wonderful climate and large base of ex-patriate residents, has become a very desirable place for retirees, those wanting to escape aspects of "Home" (such as the winter weather), and those who desire to live and work in Mexico.
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Lake Chapala through the ages, an anthology of travellers' tales
There is something for everybody in Tony Burton's, Lake Chapala through the ages. Whether you are fascinated by the early history of the place where you now live or visit (or would like to visit), or whether you are interested in early accounts of the natural history of the region, or of the lake itself.
read moreAmerican novelist Charles Fleming Embree set his first novel at Lake Chapala
Strange, but true. Charles Embree's A dream of a throne, the story of a Mexican revolt, is based on the story of the Lake Chapala area during the 19th century.
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Did you know? Lake Chapala under attack from water hyacinth
Masses of beautiful violet and yellow flowing water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes) add an attractive splash of colour to the Lake Chapala landscape during the rainy season but are a serious problem for thelives and economy oflocal residents.
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Moving to Mexico's Lake Chapala: Checklists, How-To's, and Practical Information and Advice for Expats and Retirees
Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez, Editor-in-Chief of El Ojo del Lago, has this to say: "I found it highly readable, most comprehensive, and flawlessly organized. I think it's the best book of its kind that I have read, and I have been down here for 25 years."
Is the information current? You bet! Why? Because Lisa Jorgensen only moved here this past spring. read more
The Lake Chapala artistic and literary scene in the 1960s and early 1970s
Lake Chapala’s literary and artistic reputation was enhanced in the 1930s, '40s and '50s by a long string of visiting writers and artists. Here is a brief alphabetical listing of some of the stalwarts of the Lake Chapala art and literary scene in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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Boating on Lake Chapala
We've thoroughly enjoyed reading this site recently and now have another question. With a lake the size of Lake Chapala there must be pleasure boating but haven't found much info. We're thinking about bringing a boat or buying there. Does anyone know about marinas, boats for sale, boating activities, living aboard, etc.? Any help is appreciated...
read moreGrading and drainage in Lake Chapala real estate
The rules are different for Lake Chapala real estate – the elevation of the house and how the surrounding gardens and street are graded can affect the quality of your home.
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Agave Marias: Border Crossers, Boundary Breakers by the Lake Chapala Women Writers
Here's an unusual volume with ten individual authors, each of whom is independent of the other nine except for the fact they all reside - either full or part-time - in the Lake Chapala area of Mexico. Their book consists of some 45 or more pieces of fiction and non-fiction plus a poem or three. The non-fiction includes travel tales, accounts of significant events in the authors' past lives, recollections of interesting people and other offbeat memoirs and anecdotes.
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The Insider's Guide: Mexico's Lake Chapala and Ajijic
I'm filled with admiration and respect for The Insider's Guide. Its 368 pages are so complete and comprehensive and so well thought out and so well organized. Teresa Kendrick and her colleagues have done a wonderful job of providing and packaging a full authoritative range of information, not only for long and short-term residents of the Lake Chapala area but also for those many people who seem to be contemplating coming here either to live as permanent retiree-residents or as snowbirds.
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Art galleries in the Lake Chapala - Ajijic area
The north shore of Lake Chapala is alive with the arts in all their manifestations. Music and dance -- from folk to classical, theater in English at the Lakeside Little Theatre, book clubs and creative writing groups complement the offering of galleries. Here are some suggestions to get you started.
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Lake Chapala - a local history
Chapala: A Formal History
...Ah! Chapala
you have the magic of a story book
stories of sunsets and earthenware,
of romantic moonlit nights
Peaceful Chapala,
your la...
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Saint Anthony and John the Baptist: June festivals at Lake Chapala
The Lake Chapala real estate market
Between 2003 and 2006 , the average sale price of Mexico real estate in the Lake Chapala area increased by approximately 69%.
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John Keeling's 2009 Restaurant Guide (Chapala, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta)
John Keeling's 2009 Restaurant Guide (Fifth Annual Edition) is not just for residents of the north-shore towns along Lake Chapala.
read moreLake Chapala: 2001 follow-up to saving Mexico's largest lake
This article is Part 3 of Tony Burton's series:
"Can Mexico's Largest Lake be Saved?" .
Part 1: May, 1997 - Can Mexico's Largest Lake be Saved?
Part 2: M...
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Lake Chapala: 2000 follow-up to saving Mexico's largest lake
This article is Part 2 of Tony Burton's series:
"Can Mexico's Largest Lake be Saved?" .
Part 1: May, 1997 - Can Mexico's Largest Lake be Saved?
Part 3: M...
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Lake Chapala: a review of "The Lerma-Lake Chapala watershed: evaluation and management"
Edited by Anne M. Hansen and Manfred van Afferden
(New York: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, 2001)
This article is Part 5 of Tony Burton's series:
"Can Mexico's Largest...
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Did you know? The first scientific account of Lake Chapala comes from 1839
The first detailed scientific account of Lake Chapala was written by Henri Guillaume Galeotti. It was based on a visit to Chapala in February-March 1837. The article was published first in French in 18...
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Did you know? Steamboats on Lake Chapala.
In the nineteenth century, prior to the advent of the railroads, overland travel was decidedly slow and arduous. To get to Lake Chapala, for example, from Guadalajara usually entailed either an overnig...
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Lake Chapala: Part 4 - 2002 follow-up to saving Mexico's largest lake
Fish, farmland or bungee-jump?
This article is Part 4 of Tony Burton's series:
"Can Mexico's Largest Lake be Saved?" .
Part 1: May, 1997 - Can Mexico's Largest ...
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Lake Chapala: attractions for all
The earliest human inhabitants of the Lake Chapala area were probably nomadic tribes of Indians who had settled on the shores and islands of the lake, catching fish, extracting salt, and trying to herd...
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The Virgin of Zapopan: Her visit to Lake Chapala
Well, She came out to the lake again last Sunday. Driving in a specialized open car, The Virgin of Zapopan and the Bishop came from Her home, the Basilica of Zapopan to spend the day at the lake, bring...
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Lake Chapala fishing trip
Gary West with Salvador
A fishin' we will go, a fishin' we will go; hi, ho, the merry-o, a fishin' we will go.
Second son Gary came to the west end of Lake Chapala, to the suburbs of Jocotepec, in ...
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