The Day of the Dead is a big Holiday in Mexico. Some people say that Mexicans don't celebrate Halloween. Tell that to the little girl in the photo below. She was all ready to go trick or treating in the evening. Just like in the United States, parents take their children out trick or treating to the expensive neighborhoods. I bought enough candy for a hundred children. Only five children knocked on my...

September 12th 2015 This event is quickly becoming one of the most popular among locals and expats combined. Each year new teams participate in this tradition and the soccer field where the event is held becomes crowded with spectators including a large expat community, some who even participate in the making of the balloons.. The teams that make them take months to prepare, some even require you to...

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September 13th 2014 The annual Regatta de Globos (Hot Air Balloons) event took place this year with a larger crowd than last year, it is always held on the Saturday before Mexican Independence Day. This local event attracts more and more visitors every year, which makes this tradition one of the most popular in Lake Chapala. Although it was a rainy day in Ajijic during the entire event, that did not...

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I took an eight day vacation with my friend Tammy from Lake Chapala to Puerto Vallarta and San Blas. We were told that the best way to drive was through the mountain towns (which is the "Libres Roads" instead of the "toll roads"). We left at sunrise and didn't make it to Puerto Vallarta until eight hours later. I would not recommend going that way. It was over the mountains on a very bad road. Sunrise...

Efren Gonzalez had an art auction at the Ajijic Plaza on Friday, January 3rd, 2014. It was at three thirty exactly. Efren said that he had converted to American time instead of Mexican time and he would be starting all his auctions at the advertised time, on the dot. Since he was a few minutes early, he waited awhile before starting. If you have never been to any of his auctions or talked with him, you...

October 31st  2013 Although Halloween is an American tradition, the Lake Chapala area in Mexico has adopted this wonderful tradition and the local children await this day of the year anxiously. It is held on the same day as in the USA, the 31st of October and every child dresses up in their scariest costume. The areas that are most visited are those with the most amount of expats, since they have the...

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