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  Chapala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chapala is a city in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, located on the north shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest freshwater lake.
Chapala became an official municipality on September 10, 1864, by decree of the Jalisco State Congress.
Chapala, along with its namesake lake, is well established as a weekend getaway destination primarily for inhabitants of the city of Guadalajara.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chapala   (322 words)

  
 Lake Chapala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake Chapala (Spanish: Lago de Chapala) is Mexico's largest freshwater lake.
Lake Chapala is shrinking in size due to over-exploitation of its waters and of the surrounding land.
The rapid development of the Lake Chapala region has spurred grassroots conservation programs to maintain the natural habitats of the lake and maintain a healthy ecotourism industry.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Chapala   (384 words)

  
 Lake Chapala, Mexico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
29.6% of the basin surface drains to the Rio Lerma, 65% to the Lake of Chapala and 63.9% to Rio Santiago (Pare, 1989).
The Chapala Lake is related to a great pleistocenic lacustral basin system associated with the presence of big antiquated lacustral basins, this is also confirmed with the Regional distribution pattern of the atherinidae fish family: pescados blancos and charales (Grave, 1988; Guzman, 1989b and 1989c).
The Lerma Chapala Santiago system is fundamental to the economic stability of the country, the hydrologic balance of its occidental region, the preservation of bio-diversity, and the climate.
www.livinglakes.org /chapala   (1872 words)

  
 EO Newsroom: New Images - Lake Chapala, Mexico
Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake, serves as one example of an area experiencing significant changes that have been well documented from space.
Chapala is an alpine lake in west-central Mexico, resting at an elevation of 1,500 meters.
It is part of the Lerma-Santiago River system, being fed mainly by the Lerma River on the east side of the lake and draining into the Rio Grande de Santiago from the northeast corner of the lake.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16652   (501 words)

  
 Mexico´s Lake Chapala & Ajijic; The Insiders Guide.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The region surrounding Lake Chapala comprises eight municipalities in the state of Jalisco and four in the state of Michoacan.
In 2002 Lake Chapala was incorporated into the Living Lakes organization, an international network dedicated to preserving lakes and wetlands that operates under the auspices of the Global Nature Fund.
The single major attraction of the Lake Chapala area is undoubtedly its semitropical climate, rated among the finest in the world.
www.chapalaguide.com /thearea.htm   (677 words)

  
 Re:Visioning Chapala
This two-part competition and exhibition of winning entries is organized by the University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Chapala Street remains an under-utilized, weak link between State Street, Santa Barbara's main civic and commercial thoroughfare (one block to its east) and the socially and economically diverse residential neighborhood (to its west).
Submissions are expected to present innovative solutions for the corridor that creatively address issues of mixed-use planning and the need for more compact work force housing in downtown Santa Barbara, while evaluating current city ordinances and architectural guidelines governing the Pueblo Viejo district.
www.deathbyarch.com /html/re_visioning_chapala.html   (494 words)

  
 Lake Chapala Mexico Galleries Photo Gallery by Steven Miller at pbase.com
Lake Chapala are residents continue to enjoy the lake's relatively high water level.
Lake Chapala is about 75 kilometers (50 miles) long from east to west with a maximum north-south width of about 20 kilometers (12.5 miles).
Lake Chapala is the largest natural lake in Mexico, located 42 km south of the metropolitan area of Guadalajara.
www.pbase.com /shmiller/lakechapala   (409 words)

  
 Living at Lake Chapala and Ajijic in Mexico: Fall Fiestas
Chapala's patron saint is honored with morning and evening skyrockets announcing nine days of processions and celebrations that conclude on October 4.
Located near the Chapala boardwalk, the church named for St. Francis of Assisi is the hub for stage events, dances, activities and carnival rides.
In Ajijic and Chapala, many Mexicans are returning to the old tradition of creating altars to honor the dead.
www.mexico-insights.com /comp/soul   (921 words)

  
 EO Newsroom: New Images - Shrinking Lake Chapala
The surface area of Lake Chapala in March 1986 was 1,048 square kilometers (259,000 acres).
Even as these conservation activities continue, the government of the state of Jalisco is planning new hydrologic development to ensure an adequate water supply to the city of Guadalajara, and disagreements persist regarding the role of irrigation practices by upstream farmers in the water supply crisis.
Lake Chapala is in the inauspicious company of many shrinking lakes worldwide and its future remains uncertain.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16298   (639 words)

  
 Chapala Restaurant History
Chapala Restaurant opened its doors in 1983 on Abbott Street in Salinas, California.
Chapala Restaurant has also been recognized as the "unofficial city hall" where local elected officials and political candidates
Chapala restaurant also caters to the agricultural industry and attracts many of the local growers in the area.
www.chapalarestaurant.com /history.cfm   (360 words)

  
 Continental Realty Real Estate, Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
We who live here at Ajijic and Lake Chapala feel that we've gotten as close to paradise as we can; not everything is perfect all the time, but nearly so.
Many are at Lake Chapala because of the amenable Mexican culture, the alternate lifestyle, relatively low cost of living and, of course, the wonderful weather.
And these days everyone gets to enjoy the best of the new and the old at Lake Chapala; gone are most of the primitive and/or annoying conditions of past decades and we now have the option to enjoy just about any modern convenience.
www.continentalajijic.com   (520 words)

  
 Lake Chapala and Other Getaways, Guadalajara
The folks who live around shallow Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake, pride themselves on their lake’s brilliant sunsets, its quiet country ambience, and its famously temperate weather.
Chapala’s sleepy, rural southern lakeside contrasts with the northern shore, which has become both a favored holiday retreat for well-to-do Guadalajara families and home to a sizable colony of American and Canadian retirees.
CHAPALA PIER: In Chapala town, stroll past the crafts stalls and out to the antique lighthouse at the end of the pier.
www.moon.com /planner/guadalajara/regions/lakechapalagetaways.html   (722 words)

  
 Chapala page of the Guadalajara Reporter
Chapala is Western Mexico's largest lake, the Lake Chapala area has the largest colony of retired Americans and Canadians living out of the USA, with the majority concentrating in the Ajijic area.
Many sources place the weather in Lake Chapala as the second best in the world (the first place goes to an area of South Africa), which makes it an ideal place to live and/or retire.
The Guadalajara Colony REPORTER is the eyes and ears of the 50,000 English-speaking mainly U.S. and Canadian expatriates, retirees and snowbirds in the communities bordering Lake Chapala and the cities of Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara--the capital of the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
www.guadalajarareporter.com /chapalahome.cfm   (255 words)

  
 Real Estate homes at Ajijic, Chapala, Jocotepec, Chula Vista, Riberas del Pilar, Floresta, Mirasol, Mexico
The town of Chapala is the largest municipality in the area.
Since you pass over the ridge of the mountains surrounding the lake to get to this village, there are no views of the lake, but a development of new homes (Villas de Ixtlahuacan) here does have nice views to the North, overlooking the village.
It is rather isolated, being 7 kilometers East of the town of Chapala on a virtual dead-end road.
realestate4vip.com /info/community_profiles.php   (2363 words)

  
 Chapala Country Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Chapala Country Club (CCC) is a semi-private country club, offering a challenging golf course with beautiful surroundings.
Chapala Country Club’s golf course is a 9-hole layout.
However, the creative placement of the two sets of tee boxes gives players of any caliber the satisfaction of playing a full round of 18 different holes.
www.ccchapala.com /eng/golfing.php   (396 words)

  
 Discussion Thread On Boating on Lake Chapala
With a lake the size of Lake Chapala there must be pleasure boating but haven't found much info.
There is a yacht club/marina in Chapala and may be others; the last time I was there the lake had areas full of vegetation (water hyacinth) and various ways of dealing with it have not been sucessful.
I would not eat fish from the lake and I don't think swimming is advisable.
www.mexconnect.com /mex_/dtboatin.html   (204 words)

  
 Chapala Jalisco, Mexico Saucer Shaped Craft Photographed
I was reading the article about a disc UFO videotaped in Chapala Jalisco, Mexico and seeing the images (the video was not provided) I recognized inmediately this object.
I must advice you that this is not a UFO but a disc shaped hot air balloon that has been built for the recent festivities here in Mexico and has fooled some people causing even some commotion like the one with the alleged UFO witnessed over Culuacán on October 10, 2004.
I would like to think that this was not an elaborated hoax but just a confusion by the Chapala witness.
www.rense.com /general60/jala.htm   (438 words)

  
 Living at Lake Chapala and Ajijic in Mexico: December Issue
This afternoon, my friend and I stood on the terrace of her hillside home in Ajijic looking over the huge expanse of water that is Lake Chapala.
Living at Lake Chapala has combined the talents of published authors with years of experience living in Mexico to bring you the most complete monthly electronic magazine on the life, culture and traditions of the Lake Chapala area.
In all the restaurants and hotels at Lake Chapala, you can safely order a glass of water (un vaso de agua), and be assured the waiters will bring purified water, even if it is not in a sealed bottle.
www.mexico-insights.com /comp   (946 words)

  
 Lake Chapala Resources For People and Animals
Eight ½ tons of dog carcasses are incinerated at the Guadalajara dump each month, yet there are still staggering numbers of homeless dogs or cats roaming the streets.
We are a non-profit organization, based on the shores of Lake Chapala.
The lakeside Spay and Neuter Center hopes to permanently end the cycle of littering and bring consciousness to the plight of animals in Mexico, by sterilizing as many strays as we can.
www.chapaladogs.com /aboutus.htm   (262 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Mexico's Lake Chapala and Ajijic: The Insiders Guide to the Northshore for International Travelers: Books: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The region sorrounding Lake Chapala comprises eight municipalities in the state of Jalisco and four in the state of Michoacan.
I would recommend this as a great read for anyone thinking about travel to Lake Chapala or certainly if you are thinking of a move to the area.
I ordered this book from Amazon and took it with me to the Lake Chapala region and found it to be an excellent guidebook.
www.amazon.com /Mexicos-Lake-Chapala-Ajijic-International/dp/0967524806   (1681 words)

  
 Lake Chapala Hotels - Lake Chapala Bed & Breakfast Inn - Jalisco, Mexico
The beautiful Lake Chapala Inn and Annex are located in Downtown Chapala, on the shores of Lake Chapala, within easy walking distance (one short block) of shopping, restaurants, banks, and lakeside transportation.
THE LAKE CHAPALA INN has large comfortable well appointed guest rooms, all with private bathrooms, and equipped with King size beds, one room has two Queen size beds, Television, Telephone, Hair dryers and Bedside lamps.
Lake Chapala Inn, 23 Paseo Ramon Corona, 45900 Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
www.mexonline.com /chapalainn.htm   (396 words)

  
 Tour By Mexico ® - Chapala in Jalisco State, Mexico
Tour By Mexico ® - Chapala in Jalisco State, Mexico
he town of Chapala, is located 60 kms (37 mi.) from
In Chapala, you can pruchase handicrafts such as wood and bone made items, pottery, ceramics and embroideries
www.tourbymexico.com /jalisco/chapala/chapala.htm   (74 words)

  
 Chapala Jalisco y sus Comunidades
Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest lake, was facing an ecological disaster.
For the past 20 years the lake's water level has been decreasing rapidly, and it is becoming increasingly contaminated.
The Sociedad Amigos del Lago (Society Friends of the Lake) was founded in 1990 to help find solutions to the problems threatening Lake Chapala, and to build the public awareness and political pressure necessary to get these solutions implemented.
groups.msn.com /ChapalaJaliscoysusComunidades   (284 words)

  
 JPAC letter to the Secretariat regarding Lake Chapala
the threat this poses to biodiversity, including to migratory birds, and the resulting negative impacts on the livelihoods and economies of the region’s residents who depend on Lake Chapala.
JPAC believes that immediate action should be taken as Lake Chapala and the ecosystems it supports are under extreme stress.
JPAC therefore recommends that the Secretariat prepare a report under NAAEC Article 13, or another appropriate vehicle, on Lake Chapala to assist in its recovery.
www.cec.org /pubs_docs/documents/index.cfm?ID=140&varlan=english   (133 words)

  
 La Paloma Bed and Breakfast - AJIJIC, LAKE CHAPALA, MEXICO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
La Paloma is located only half an hour drive from Guadalajara International Airport in the colonial town of Ajijic, located on Lake Chapala.
Also, you can walk 3 blocks to Lake Chapala, 4 blocks to the Lake Chapala Society, or just sit on the veranda overlooking the pool in our relaxing atmosphere.
La Paloma is located only a half hour drive from the Guadalajara International Airport in the colonial town of Ajijic located on Lake Chapala.
www.lapalomabb.com /index.cfm   (271 words)

  
 AJIJIC, LAKE CHAPALA & CHAPALA , MEXICO - AREA INFORMATION
The Lake Chapala region of Jalisco, Mexico, with its wonderful climate and large base of ex-patriat residents, has become a very desirable place for retirees, those wanting to escape aspects of "Home" (such as the winter weather), and those who desire to live and work in Mexico.
Lake Chapala Region - Interactive PDF Map of area, streets and businesses.
The Golden Strings of Lake Chapala A.C. Niños de Chapala y Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico - Non-Profit Organization to assist underprivileged children.
www.mexconnect.com /mex_/chreares.html   (518 words)

  
 Lake Chapala Moving
Lake Chapala, located 30 miles south of Guadalajara, is Mexico's largest lake.
Your shipment never leaves the trailer and remains "sealed" behind the divider wall you put in place.
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www.lakechapalamoving.com   (707 words)

  
 Your B&B Home on Lake Chapala
in our Bed and Breakfast in the heart of beautiful Ajijic overlooking Lake Chapala and the mountains of the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
We specialize in personalized short term or extended BandB stays at reasonable rates, adult individuals or couples looking for a friendly, relaxing place to stay in a home-style environment.
Our rooftop Sun Lounge offers the most complete view of Ajijic, Lake Chapala and the surrounding mountains.
www.chapalavista.com /index.html   (407 words)

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