1837 map of Lake Chapala by H. G. Galeotti
Galeotti, H.G. 1837 map of Lake Chapala region. Background to, and extracts from, Galeotti’s article about Lake Chapala, the first scientific account of the lake
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Link to clickable interactive map of Lake Chapala
Click on map for interactive PDF map of Lake Chapala: Chapala, Ajijic, Jocotepec, San Juan Cosala, San Antonio Tlayacapan and other villages. Click on map for interactive PDF map of Lake Chapala: Chapala, Ajijic, Jocotepec, San Juan Cosala, San Antonio Tlayacapan and other villages. Published March 1, 2009. © 2009. Cartography by Tony Burton.
Continue ReadingGolfing in the Guadalajara and Lake Chapala area
Guadalajara Country Club Atlas Country Club Club de Golf Santa Anita Chapala Country Club Chula Vista Country Club S.C Course Name: Guadalajara Country Club A.C Address: Mar Caribe 2615, Guadalajara, Jal. Phone: (3) 817-2858 or (3) 817-3502 Fax: (3) 817-3475 Accepts outside players Monday thru Friday if they show proof of membership in another Country Club Course Length: 6,900 yds. […]
Continue ReadingDid 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 overnight stop en route, or a full day’s travel, with a change of horses mid-way. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that relatively few people […]
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An oasis of comfort in Ajijic: Casa del Sol Bed and Breakfast Inn
In Mexico, it is said you never know what’s behind the walls. Typical of Spanish architecture, most homes have high walls around them, affording privacy and sanctuary. It is often impossible to tell if it is a small house or a grand estate behind the walls. This is true of the Casa del Sol Bed […]
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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: March, 2001 – The Future of Lake Chapala–Suggestions For Discussion Part 4: May 2002 – Lake Chapala–Fish Farm, Farmland or Bungee Jump? Part 5: April 2003 – A review of “The […]
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Winter flying in Mexico: Paragliding Mexico’s skies
Being a typical Northern California paraholic, the winter season just drives me crazy! Sure there’s a little bit of flying here and there but there are very few thermals to hook on to and more often than not the flight is a short sled ride…Not that I mind. “A sled ride is better than no […]
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Baby Boomers: Reinvent Your Retirement in Mexico
Baby Boomers: Reinvent Your Retirement in Mexico By Karen Blue CreateSpace, 2014 Available from Amazon Books: Paperback Book lovers, especially those contemplating retirement near Lake Chapala, will enjoy Karen Blue’s conversational interviews in Baby Boomers: Reinvent Your Retirement in Mexico. But my guess is that the book may be more attractive to people who have already moved south […]
Continue ReadingA day in Jocotepec
The following extract is taken (with the author’s permission) from the English edition of Western Mexico: A Traveller’s Treasury by Tony Burton (3rd edition, Perception Press, 2001), available from Sombrero Bookss The least touristy town along the northern lakeshore, Jocotepec has a distinctive charm all of its own. The large central plaza which lies in the shadow of […]
Continue ReadingNew meaning to mañana
The good government of Jocotepec, centralized at the west end of Lake Chapala in the great state of Jalisco, has given new meaning to the word “mañana.” Too early on a Monday morning in mid-December 2007, a giant yellow machine on four very large, black tires got the undivided attention of residents along Rivera del Lago. […]
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