Focus On Mexico - Your Guide to Moving and Retiring to Mexico's Lake Chapala

About Life in Lake Chapala

Our Little Pocket of Paradise is a Haven for Mexpats Lake Chapala, nestled in a mountain valley just 50 minutes south of Guadalajara and 25 minutes from the international airport, is the largest inland body of water in Mexico. It is 66 miles(106 kilometres) long and 13 miles (21 kilometres) wide and is situated on the border between the states of Jalisco and Michoacan and approximately a 3 ½ hour drive from the Pacific ocean. The most popular area for "Mexpats" (Canadians, Americans, Europeans) is located on the northwestern shoreline and is made up of a series of small villages over a 20 … [Read more...]

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Top 8 Reasons Retirees Move to Lake Chapala

So you've worked hard for years and can finally look at retiring! That's great! But where will you live? For some people, getting out of the rat race and enjoying a much better quality of living for far less money is more than wishful thinking, it's their reality and one of the many reasons Lake Chapala is one of the top retirement destinations in the world. This article lays out what I feel are the top reasons why you too should consider Lake Chapala as a retirement destination. For the sake of brevity, I'm going to limit this to eight reasons why people fall in love with--and choose to … [Read more...]

Our Lady of Chapala

Our Lady of Chapala Keeping Watch Over Us She lives across the lake My Silhouette At break of dawn her profile greets me Sometimes in misty splendor Sometimes in cloudless skies Resting for centuries in peaceful slumber MY LADY OF CHAPALA... Poem by Tom McCavour, Focus on Mexico Alumnus by Tom McCavour, Focus on Mexico Alumnus … [Read more...]