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GUADALAJARA

PUEBLOS MAGICOS

Guadalajara can be felt around the world, best known for Mariachi Musc & Tequila. It's downtown is bursting with history & culture, as does its neighboring city of Zapopan that has quickly become a modern day SMART CITY .

PUEBLOS MAGICOS

PACIFIC COAST

PUEBLOS MAGICOS

PACIFIC COAST

Puerto Vallarta is the State's most famous Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas. You can hit the cobblestone streets of Old Vallarta or Stroll, shop, and sip tequila along the Malecon.

DESTINATION SPOTLIGHT

LAKE CHAPALA

Located about an hour south of Guadalajara, Lake Chapala is Mexico’s largest freshwater lake, and the surrounding area is also home to the largest concentration of expats in the world. The Lake Chapala region sustains approximately 30,000 expats, most from the U.S. and Canada, and the vast majority are retired.

Lining the shores of Lake Chapala is the Pueblo Magico city of Ajijic. Its population grows by hundreds of visitors from Guadalajara who spend weekends and vacations there. Ajijic proper is about 2,000 full-time and another 1,000 during the winter months.

FUN FACT: AJIJIC

Ajijic in old Nahuatl means “place of water” or “place where water bubbles up”. Don Andres Carlos and Fray Martin founded Ajijic in 1531 because it had a good source of water. It is one of the oldest villages in Western Mexico.

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