The Best Monthly Online Magazine About Living in Ajijic and Chapala
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Is living in Mexico in your plans or dreams?
If so, we urge you to consider the charming villages of Lake Chapala,
just south of Guadalajara.
Living at Lake Chapala, our online magazine at this website
is where you can come each month to find out what it's really like to
live here, from the people who do.
Read our complimentary online issue. It's all about community. That's what makes our Lakeside villages so
wonderful. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and enter the world of Living at Lake Chapala.
What makes us the experts?
With our long-term living experience in the Lake Chapala region, we've
published books, led tours, written hundreds of articles and fielded thousands
of questions like yours:
- Where will I live?
- How is the medical care?
- Will I be safe?
- What can I eat and drink?
- Can I move my furniture there?
- What should I bring?
- What will I do all day?
- Is Mexico right for me?
We live in Ajijic (Ah-hee-HEEK'), near the town of Chapala, on the north
shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest lake. It's just a half hour's
drive from the Guadalajara international airport. Mexico's largest U.S.
and Canadian expatriate population resides here at Lake Chapala -- we
figure there are around 15,000 of us when the snowbirds arrive. Many of
the folks on the Living at Lake Chapala writing team have lived here for
many years and are weoll-known and well-respected. We're proud of our
community. Want to know more about us?
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What's so different about Living at Lake
Chapala?
This electronic magazine is up-close and personal. We tell it like it
is. You can begin reading articles immediately after you subscribe, with
no waiting at all -- right there on your computer screen. We provide the
facts, figures, and in-depth information. We also want you to see
the many faces of Mexico—her culture, her people, her fiestas and
her incredible physical beauty and diversity.
Living at Lake Chapala is current.
Information in the bookstores is often outdated before it reaches the
shelves. If we say a haircut costs $50 pesos or the best chiles en nogada
can be found in Tonalá, it's still true.
We accept no advertising. This means we can be candid in our stories,
reviews and interviews. You can trust our suggestions, because they're
not paid for by advertisers.
We know that moving to or even visiting an emerging country is a big decision.
And with so much conflicting information, it's hard to know which source
to trust. We'll be your mentors. Subscribers can email questions to us
and we'll respond to your questions--usually within 24 hours.
We want to take the stress out of your decision. We do that through honesty,
integrity and old-fashioned hard work.
Read the complimentary issue, and browse through the
current
and archived issues.
We think you'll agree. There simply is no better source for current, complete
and unbiased information on living at Lake Chapala and Ajijic.
Are you visiting?
We'd like to share our beautiful adopted country with you and make your
first trip here filled with wonderful memories. For our subscribers, we'll
help you with:
- Finding good Hotels and B&B's
- How to get here from the airport
- Our favorite restaurants
- Car rentals
- Realtors we trust
- Avoiding problems in rentals
- Shopping
- What to eat and what to avoid
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An information-packed newcomer's/relocation seminar
- A personalized welcome orientation for you or friends
- Customized tours of the area
- Helpful local contacts
Moving to Mexico?
Have you made the decision to move to one of the many beautiful villages
around Lake Chapala? You don't have to do it alone. We'll save you money
and minimize your mistakes. We'll help you understand how to:
- Obtain immigration status and other legal documentation
- Transport your household belongings
- Bring your automobile
- Bring your pets
- Cross the border
- Deal with customs and duties
- Insure your car with Mexican coverage
- Find suitable housing
Full or part-time residents?
Most of the folks here come from either very cold or very hot climates.
If you're looking to escape snow shovels and air conditioners, hoping
to enjoy being outdoors year round, escape high-stress careers and road
rage, or simply improve your standard of living, then perhaps this enclave
is for you. We understand your concerns about:
- Weather and climate
- Uncovering the true cost of living (actual expenses from real people)
- What to do for fun and excitement
- Finding the best deals in town
- Getting around in Guadalajara
- Locating quality health care and insurance
- Staying safe and secure
- Building, renting or buying homes
- Avoiding the pitfalls of "paradise"
- Taking wonderful side trips
- Finding the good restaurants and service providers
- Understanding and enjoying Mexican holidays and fiestas
- Finding and keeping good maids and gardeners
- Dealing with banking and money issues
- Trusting the water, ice and produce
- What you'll do all day (There's nearly 100 clubs, support groups, organizations,
classes and activities).
Looking for community?
Want to meet and talk with others who have moved to the area? Here's the
place. Living at Lake Chapala
overflows with interviews, factual and entertaining visits with people
who are already here.
In our interviews, you'll meet Americans, Canadians, Europeans and Mexicans--all
living, volunteering and/or working together. You'll vicariously visit
shops, nearby towns and villages, churches, fiestas, gardens, restaurants
and cultural activities through our up-close and personal narratives,
interviews and articles.
We'll tell you where to find mariachis, how to buy tequila, explain Mexican
customs and traditions, and show you brick ovens which have been baking
our local breads for years. We'll give you a real feel for the country
and the lifestyle...right in the comfort of your own home.
Then, when you come to visit us, you'll have friends here, waiting to
say, "Bienvenido, amigo."
Check out the benefits our subscribers receive
Not persuaded yet? Here are some of the benefits we offer our subscribers:
- 15% discount on our
Newcomers' Seminar
- Recommendations you can trust (we accept no advertisers)
- Recommended books, CD's, and DVD's from and about Mexico
- Fast responses to your e-mailed questions
And, for a reasonable fee, we are happy to arrange:
- Personalized assistance in planning your visit or move
- Airport pickup
- Customized tours
Why do we charge a subscription fee?
We know there are some excellent websites on the Internet that are free.
Most of those sites are filled with annoying pop-up and banner advertising.
We don't do that. And, because we don't accept advertising money we can
be completely unbiased in our information and recommendations.
You have access to twelve monthly issues, each jammed with at least twelve
articles filled with useful information for $39.95 and you'll have knowledgeable
friends—mentors— when you get here. We're convinced you'll
get more than your money's worth and that's why we offer?
Our Money-back guarantee:
If, after receiving your first two issues of
Living at Lake Chapala , you don't agree this is the best deal
south of the border, then we'll refund your money. No questions asked.
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