Here's some pictures of Guadalajara and the neighboring cities of Tonala and Tlaquepaque. Public art abounds here - murals, sculptures and functional art (streetlamps, benches) are beautiful and the City is really lovely.

Along Lake Chapala, outside of Ajijic are lovely little traditional Mexican towns that have changed very little over the last 100 years. Every town has a town square with a Central bandstand where Mariachi is played and special events take place. Here are some examples of the towns within an hour of Ajijic.

  Christmas traditions in the Lake Chapala area are all about the "Christ" in Christmas. Not about Santa or toys, all about the birth of Jesus. I arrived for the start of the posadas - small parades that start the 9 days before Christmas and take place in some form in every little village. In the village of San Antonio, walking distance from where i was staying, the posadas consisted of a a nightly procession, starting at dusk each night, consisting of the ...

Ajijic ( pronounced ah HEE hick) is a little town on the shores of Lake Chapala - Mexico's largest lake which is about 45 minutes from Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city. It has been considered to have the best climate in the world. Year round average temperatures - around 21 degrees. All year - every day bright blue skies, no humidity, no wind, just plain lovely. This, and a whole lot more has attracted about 15,000 expats - about 45% Canadian...