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19 years ago

Living in Ajijic

19 years ago
I rented a bed and breakfast for one week in Ajijic (Ah-hee-heek), the most expensive town along Lake Chapala.
The cobblestone streets were well-maintained. The town is clean, friendly, and safe.
Salvadore's is a popular gringo restaurant, where a big breakfast cost about $3.
The Lake Chapala Society has a 27,000 book library for its members, ranging from trashy novels to classice, history, and encyclopedias. They have a computer club, bridge club, video library, and lots of good fellowship with friendly gringoes. Membership is $30/year.
The small town plaza has plenty of benches, and after 5 PM, gringoes and Mexicans mingle agreeably. I actually bought and ate delicious tacos and hot dogs from the vendors there. A very popular ice cream bar is one of the many stores around the plaza.
They have a custom of firing rockets off the mountain, in order to blow holes in the bottom of Heaven when God isn't looking, so their friends and loved ones can get in. After the first night, it didn't bother me.
A mid-sized gringo supermarket and mid-sized gringo drug store offer a wide variety of products, and all of the local fruit stands, butcher shops, and restaurants are all clean. The small mall has a three screen theater and a few stores.
It is easy to catch a bus on the highway, as Ajijic is in the middle of the gringo community.
Best regards, Vince

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