The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
It’s a true marvel the way Ajijic villagers manage to put together their clever minds, big hearts and creative hands to organize community happenings.
I still recall my very first glimpse of Lake Chapala as if it were yesterday. It was a sunny day in March, 1973.
Not so long ago Ajijic was commonly described as a former backwater village turned enchanting international retirement haven.
Although the 40-day period of Lent is meant to be a time of penance and fasting, one of the guilty pleasures of the season is savoring the wonderful culinary specialties Mexican cooks whip up only at this time of year.
La Sayaca, the band of masked dancers that plays a key role is Ajijic’s rambunctious Carnaval festivities, may derive from the personalities of real people who inhabited the community in the pre-Hispanic era.
Remember when government people first cooked up the idea of creating the Ciclovía cycling track alongside the Chapala-Jocotepec Carretera?
In childhood I remember my mother used to dream up a rhyming motto at the start of each new year to succinctly express her dreams or goals for the following 12 months. I picked my motto for this year: Clutter free in 20-23.
