November 21-30, the village celebrates its own Fiesta Patronal, honoring Saint Andrew, with nine days of fireworks, processions, games, music, dance, food and...

The town of San Juan Cosala has a beautiful plaza, where various events are held throughout the year, especially the Day of the Dead, when the plaza becomes the biggest altar in Lake Chapala. San Juan Cosala is located between Ajijic and Jocotepec. It is a town that seems to be left behind in time. Customs and beliefs are those of hundreds of years ago. Villagers are extremely religious. The culture is...

Day of the dead in Ajijic In Ajijic, the day of the dead was celebrated with a colorful and spectacular parade, altars and beautiful catrinas in the main square and its surroundings. https://youtu.be/ySY4L1LhHlE The Dia de Muertos parade is held in the afternoon / evening of November 2. That, in years past before 2021, left the cemetery and ended up in the Ajijic square with various...

Jocotepec square (plaza) is one of the beautiful ones on the Lake Chapala area. It is a picturesque and colorful traditional square of a town in Mexico. Jocotepec is located at the western end of Lake Chapala.  https://youtu.be/oMM8LNdcFV0 Present day Jocotepec has a population of about 18,000. Between five and seven percent are expats, most of them living in private properties and gated...

The town of San Nicolás de Ibarra is located on the shore of Lake Chapala between the town of Santa Cruz de la Soledad and San Juan Tecomatlán, about 15 minutes from the city of Chapala. A town that still preserves the characteristics of an agricultural town, with its beautiful customs and traditions of...

A square (plaza) in Mexico is a large space that is inside a town or city. It is common for several streets to converge there and for it to be a meeting place for...

The CCA (Centro Cultural de Ajijic) has been opening its doors to the Ajijic comunity for 17 years, always offering many art activities varying from youth classical music concerts to puppet presentations, to numerous plays, as well as rotating visual art exhibitions, this center always has something to offer the community. https://youtu.be/-owYnrwH_SU Besides their ongoing special events which are...

We are very fortunate to have just literally steps from the village El Tepalo. It is a place one must visit during the rainy season (between June and September). Besides being all green and lush, there is a creek in which the water level varies depending on how much it rained in the previous days – the more rain the more water. El Tepalo offers you several waterfalls and pools where one can...

Take a look at this video about Santa Cruz de la Soledad, a beautiful town near Chapala full of culture and traditions. https://youtu.be/VPXuTOpnVgE Santa Cruz de la Soledad is a small town in the municipality of Chapala located within the limits of Lake Chapala in the state of Jalisco, at an approximate altitude of 1,540 m above sea level, and with a population of 1,723 inhabitants (1995...

A mural is an artistic technique painted on walls, Ajijic is a town with beautiful murals on the streets painted by famous and talented local...