Tacos “El Cholo”

For some families in Ajijic, the cowboy lifestyle is still strongly intertwined with everyday life. One place to experience it is the rodeo or charrería at the town’s lienzo charro.

A $60 USD ticket & a few hours on a first-class bus take you a hop, skip & a jump east of Lake Chapala & into the land of Michoacán.

A trip to the agave fields of Tequila is closer than you think if you live at Lake Chapala.

This short hike to a waterfall in the hills north of Ajijic is especially popular (and wet) after it rains.

Meet new people & learn about Indian food from a chef as he prepares the evening’s meal in front of you — then dig in & fill your belly.

Sunday is usually a person’s only day off in Mexico & it’s usually spent with family or friends. The malecones in Ajijic & Chapala are increasingly popular places for weekend visitors from nearby Guadalajara.

Shop local & purchase your weekly groceries while joining in a tradition that goes back to indigenous times.

Horseback rides through Ajijic or on mountainside trails with a town legend.

Tapalpa, one of Mexico’s 121 “magic towns,” is located in the pine-covered mountains two hours southwest of Ajijic.