Holiday spirits ran high in the lakeshore area as hordes of revelers turned up for traditional grito celebrations, Independence Day civic parades and the wide array of collateral cultural, sporting and social events that kept things jumping in Chapala, Ajijic, Jocotepec and other locales for five straight days.
Chapala Fiestas Patrias Queen Valeria Calderón Ibarra looked regal in her slick ride, a classic Triumph sports car.
Chapala First Lady Marisela Navarro and Mayor Joaquín Huerta (left) welcome Lake Chapala Society President Ben White and wife Lindy (at right) as honored guests at the September 15 festivities and post-grito reception at City Hall.
A runner doused with powdered paints (right) heads for the finish line at the Jocotepec Malecón in the novel Jo-color foot race.
A kindergarten color guard show off smart uniforms and tight formation as they march along Chapala’s Avenida Madero in the Independence Day parade on September 16.
Chapala Mayor Jaoquín Huerta waved the Mexican flag over a throng of revelers gathered outside Chapala City Hall.
Festive holiday colors set the mood at Ajijic’s busy central plaza.