Lake Chapala Living

About Chapala Haciendas Fraccionamientos and Chapala, Axixic and the neighboring Ribera, Part 2

by Jorge del Castillo The first part of this article was published previously on chapalahaciendas.com. (view article) Historically, calle Codornices which runs into calle Zaragoza through the center o...

The History of the Chapala Haciendas Fracc

by Jorge del Castillo Chapala Haciendas consists of 3 different subdivisions: 1, 2 & 3, commonly referred to as “Fraccs”.  They are located about 28.5 kilometers from Miguel Hidalgo y ...

Communication – A Personal Perspective

by Amy Stackhouse September 7, 2023 Living in the Haciendas is different from many of the other fraccionamientos that the expat community seems drawn to; that is one of the reasons we chose to live he...

Ruth and Max Bloomquist House Concert – Tuesday, February 28th at 5:00 pm

Following their passion for music, Ruth and Max perform their style of Acoustic Americana with roots in Folk, Bluegrass,and Country music. Known for her songwriting as well as her striking alto voice,...

Chapala Street Names: Who exactly are those Ninos Heroes?

As you’ve probably noticed, most Mexican street names are based on important moments in Mexican history or the luminaries who led them. Here is Part One of our articles on common Mexican street ...

Language…

By Tom Bridges July 2001 Language is a funny thing. We all use it although few of us ever stop to consider what it means.  Even fewer of us ever consider why it means what it does. There is a phrase i...

La Familia

By Tom Bridges June 2005 Another one of those cultural differences between the north of the border crowd and folk who live on this side of the Rio Bravo is family. I often hear the lament about how so...

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