Tour Mazamitla

When it gets too balmy hot in Chapala, Mike and I circle to the other side of Lake Chapala, up the mountain into the tall, tall pine tree forest of Mazamitla. It is a refreshing change of scenery which reminds us of California trips up highway 88 to Silverlake and Lake Tahoe. This small Mexican jewel is visited by Mexicans who work in the humidity of Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, and Guadalajara. The draw is the cooler weather, and the landscape and vistas from atop the mountain. Mazamitla has lots of folk art and it is highly maintained as a Pueblo Magico. A simple day trip around the lake by car and up the hill takes about 2.5 hours one way. You can always expect that Mazamitla will be at least 10 degrees cooler so depending on the month you visit, just toss a sweater in your overnight bag.  Visit the waterfalls, go wine tasting, ride an ATV or just browse the quaint shops. . In the plaza you will bump into tour guides that will sign you up for an interesting tours of the waterfalls, the historical sites, the wine makers and the zip lines. Inquire and discover that you have many options from various vendors. If you enjoy shopping at the Farmers market, Mazamitla hosts theirs on Mondays. Zip lining fans have

a blast and the lines are safe as you swing very low across the deep valley.  We have stayed at Sierra Vista Cabins, and at the Monteverde Cabins. Our favorite, easy to find location for an overnight stay is at the Best Western Lodge which has the Quinta Bosque Restaurant on site. When you stay at the BW you can walk to town. Right around the corner is the new "Ribba" which is famous for their steak and selection of wines. This BW hotel has quaint cabins that include fireplaces. We like going to Mazamitla from October to March because the temp is perfect "Sweater Weather".  Mike loves Tex Mex food and we enjoyed this unique Tex Mex flavor at a famous local La Troje. You can walk there from the hotel too. In October 2019 Luis Amado García a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels and Héctor Neris of the Philadelphia Phillies visited the famous Tex Mex Restaurante La Troje, in Mazamitla. Mikey will spend his #67 birthday enjoying his wish for Tex Mex food in Mexico. A baseball fan 😎 dream come true. We book all our stays on Hotels.com so that we can rack up points for a FREE stay somewhere on our next adventure. The ATV riding facility is on your way in or out of town.  It does not require an appointment, just stop in, pay the guy and crank up your guts to climb up and over the small hills along the track. The Best Western Sierra Mazamitla phone is 331-378-9200 #6 Mazamitla Hotel. The address for your GPS: Vicente Guerrero 100

Fracc. Pueblo Bonito

Mazamitla, JAL 49500

Lakeside, Jalisco

The artistic center of Guadalajara is known as Tlaquepaque. Female Mariachis serenade through this unique village. Excellent art shopping and fine dining. The old Train Station in Chapala below is now a place for musical events. Click pic to enlarge.

Lakeside is where the Tapatios (locals from Guad) come on the weekends to get away from the heat, traffic and congestion of Guadalajara. We are privileged to live in the place where people come from around the globe to rest and relax.

The cobblestones make it seem like authentic "old" Mexico and the small villages around this side of the lake include: San Nicolas de Ibarra, Santa Cruz, Chapala, Riberas del Pilar, San Antonio Tlayacapan, La Floresta, Ajijic, Jocotopec, San Juan Cosala. One can also drive around the lake up the mountain to Mazamitla to cool off. Lake Chapala is the main attraction and it is fun to take a boat ride out to Scorpion Island, or just circle the shore up to Riberas. During our summer months May, June, July, Aug, Sept it mostly rains at night with temps during the day of 85 F with humidity. Our fall weather begins in October with temps of 75 F without rain and less humidity. The best time to travel to any beach PV, Manzanillo, or Mazatlan is during November - February. This picture was taken on the Chapala malecon in the month of February when the purple blooms come out. Our favorite English speaking Taxi driver's name is Miguel cell phone: 045-333-808-8038 - unless you have international ability on your cell phone, it will be difficult to make calls. People at your chosen hotel can easily assist you. At Lakeside, I have many choice places ready to recommend on older posts on this blog. Villa de Angel is awesome or you can rely on Air B n B link on the side.