You will find that the Ajijic/Chapala Lakeside offers lots of interesting alternatives for your leisure, health and quality of life. Ajijic is home to many well known artists whose colorful and unique creations are a result of the inspiring natural settings found throughout the area.

There is a large selection of restaurants, offering a wide range of mouth-watering international cuisines. There is a very popular protected biking/jogging lane going from Chapala to Jocotepec, as well as various hiking trails that take you up to the top of the mountains where the town and Lake views are literally breathtaking. There are ballet and concert seasons featuring world renowned performers, like the Bolshoi ballet.

The annual International Movie Festival, has a large following as do the performances offered by the Jalisco State Folkloric Ballet. There is an ever growing selection of services and shops, for your convenience, while the small town, slow paced atmosphere will still lure you to this charming, magic area of Mexico. Strategically located in Mexico´s central highlands, only 25 minutes away from the Guadalajara International Airport, Ajijic is only a few hours by air from most major cities in U.S. and Canada.

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The Lake Chapala community locally referred to as “Lakeside” is located in Mexico’s central highlands, about 1700 kilometers (870 miles) south of the U.S. border and approximately one hour south of Guadalajara, the country’s second-largest city.