Ajijic’s 18th annual Carrera de Montaña La Chupinaya, scheduled for Sunday, July 20, will be in the international limelight as top competitors from Canada, the United States and Mexico vie for honors in the race selected for a second time as the host event for the North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) Mountain Championships.

Jose Gonzalez Valenzuela doesn’t remember a time when he was not running on rough mountain trails.