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Mardi Gras Mexico Style – Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 17 February 2010
Mexico’s Fat Tuesday (Martes Gorda?) celebrations may not be as huge or as raucous or as naked as some, however, the annual Mardi Gras parade here in Ajijic did have its moments… …like this paper mache bull going after parading (intentionally bad) drag queens. What’s a parade with banda and some bovine love? Superheroes and Supercharros mingle during Ajijic’s Mardi Gras parade. [geo_mashup_map] Related posts:Celebrating the Virgin – Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico Lakeside Serenity – Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico Mountain Bliss – Tapalp
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Celebrating the Virgin – Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 1 February 2010
Ajijic–on Lake Chapala, the largest lake in Mexico–is a typical mid-sized Mexican town in many ways. Every Wednesday a tianguis (farmers’ market) takes over one huge street and everyone comes out to buy avacados and fresh-squeezed orange juice and any of the hundreds of other wonderful and affordable goods for sale. The streets are cobbled. The town square is peaceful. The pace is languid. The sun is out pretty much every day of the year. Nobody obeys the traffic signs.
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My travels get a dose of swine flu
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 May 2009
The first I heard of it was on the BBC news website on the saturday I arrived in Guadalajara. By saturday night, it was still something for people in far-off Mexico City to worry about. It wasn´t until sunday that it began to become clear that everyone was taking it very seriously indeed. On the saturday, [...]
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Lakeside Serenity – Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 10 May 2009
Lake Chapala, about 25 miles south of Guadalajara, is the largest lake in Mexico and it really is impressively sprawling. The lake is ringed by a number of towns including Ajijic, Chapala and Jocotepec. The Ajijic/Chapala area is home to one of the largest North American expat communities found anywhere in Mexico.
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Air Show Over the Lake – Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 3 May 2009
A sunny day, a beautiful lake and an impressive display of aerial acrobatics. Oh, and cheap cold beer and good friends. Sign us up! Sorry you couldn’t be there, but we hope you enjoy these photos of the Red Bull Air Team performing at the Lake Chapala Air Show. There’s even some video at the bottom of this post. And a few videos : [geo_mashup_map] Related posts:Lakeside Serenity – Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico Celebrating the Virgin – Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico We Talk Pretty One Day – Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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