Chapala is located on the north shore of Lake Chapala, 26 km. (16 mi.) east of the Lake's western end, and 42 km. (25 mi.) south of Guadalajara. It is the oldest, most populated, and the most easterly of a string of villages - Chapala, San Antonio Tlayacapan, Ajijic, San Juan Cosala and Jocopetec - known locally as Lakeside.

Its altitude is 1530 meters (5020 feet). Its average temperature is 19.9 degrees C (68 degrees F).


Chapala counts with aproximately:
30 restaurants and fast food stores
15 lunch and taco stands
15 fruit and vegetable stands
10 meat markets
6 tortillerias
22 supermarkets or tienditas
15 liquor stores
10 beauty salons
2 B&B's
5 video rental stores
4 veterinarians
3 gymnasiums
1 recreation park
6 craft stores
4 food markets
1 craft market
14 hospitals and clinics
5 banks
7 laundromats 15 pharmacies
11 mechanics
6 travel agencies
4 hotels

 

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