La Reserva – Los Sabinos Real Estate, Rentals & Info Located on the far west side of Ajijic just before La Canacinta is Los Sabinos (A natural tree of Mexico) and La Reserva (The Reserve). Two separate Communities know as Condominiums and built by one of the most popular development companies Lakeside, The Desherman group. Both of these gated complexes have fabulous common areas, some of the best...

The photo below is of the main pyramid in the Guachimontones site. This site is located in the town of Teuchitlan. It makes a nice day trip from Ajijic, approximately two hours with stops along the way. I went with a friend on Charter Tours. I have nothing but good things to say about them. I will put more information about them at the end of this article. But they take tours to the site once a week on...

Brunos Steak House Restaurant in Ajijic Bruno's Restaurant in Ajijic is one of everyone favorite places to eat. Same for me and my friend Nicks and his dog named Dog. Lucky for Dog, they allow service dogs inside and he is a service dog. Nicks and Dog eat there two and three times a week. I interviewed the owner's son, Kelton Sclisizzi today. The owner is Vicki Sclisizzi. She inherited the restaurant...

Today is June 19th, 2016, Father's Day. I decided to go out this morning in search of a celebration honoring fathers. I thought it would be easy because I remember how exciting Mother's Day was in Ajijic. But it wasn't. There were no special celebrations in the plaza for fathers. No banners. No activities. Just one small flower stand. Father and daughter I know there is a special fathers golf...

10 Point Checklist for Driving to Mexico Making the drive to Mexico can seem difficult if you have never done it before. This is why we have put together a 10 point checklist for you to go  over before making the drive down to Lake Chapala Mexico. These 10 point should cover basically all you need to know and what you need to bring before making the drive. We even include one point for those of you...

March 20th 2016 The Verbena celebration dates back for over 120 years and the Ajijic locals keep this tradition alive by passing down its customs to their children. It takes place every year, the week before "Semana Santa" (Holy week), in order to raise funds for the "Viacrucis" reenactment (Passion of Christ). The Verbena consists in preparing traditional Mexican food the old fashioned way by heating...

Palm Sunday this year was on the 20th of March. It will be an  early Easter. There were many things going on at the Ajijic Plaza on that afternoon and evening. A Verbena Event, which is a food event where all the food is traditional Mexican food prepared without electricity or any synthetic materials, served on baro plates. These plates are made out of red clay. And then later on in the evening there was...

February 28th 2016 Great turn out this year for the 38th annual chili cook of celebrations, lots of fun, food and dancing. Both the Margarita and Chili tasting contests were packed with eager tasters ready to see who the best was. We participated this year in the tasting and cast our vote for "Mexican Revolution Chili", which we found was the best, not too spicy but just right. Check out the pictures...

This was the 38th annual Chili C00k-off. It was held in the Tobolandia water park in Ajijic on February 26, 27, and 28th, 2016. It is the biggest fund raising event of the year for all the charities in the area. If you would like to be part of next year's event, please go to their website: www.mexicanchilicookoff.com. Also, if you would like more detailed information about the event, you will find it...

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