Mainecoons Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 1 hour ago, bmh said: Tere are plenty of expats in Joco, just because there are less than in Ajijic does not mean that there are few expats.. Outside of Las Fuentes, how many do you think live in Jocotepec proper? We have one member who lives in the town proper and could really help out here. Hope he shows up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 The expats I know who live out there do not live in Las Fuentes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 How would you define "plenty?" Hundreds? Thousands? Truthfully, I never got the impression there were very many expats living in the town proper. That could have very well changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 I live in San Juan Cosala. I think Jocotepec is a much nicer town that Ajijic or Chapala or places in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vetteforron Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 I have lived lakeside for close to 17 years and over 12 In Jocotepec. I love it. I live in the second part of Roca Azul. Very isolated and quiet. No neighbors. Faster for me to get Costco and other good shopping than driving to Ajijic or Chapala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabonera Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Sounds nice, Vetteforron! I'm a desert rat not used to living in towns at all. Most of the places I have lived, I can have my coffee on the porch in the morning & not a single light could be seen besides my own. It feels a bit like I'm living in a bee hive - surrounded by busy people going about their lives. Hearing the carpool arrive for the lady next door... There's a whole rhythm to it. Today, family from this street & others nearby arrived early to swarm on mama across the street & get her day off to a good start... They sang to her & clapped & all that - then started breakfast. Noise was not annoying, tho. I just thot - "how sweet!" Someday I'll get moved further out. It'll be at least a year. Pues, donde estoy, me queda bien chocha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vetteforron Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 10 minutes ago, Jabonera said: Sounds nice, Vetteforron! I'm a desert rat not used to living in towns at all. Most of the places I have lived, I can have my coffee on the porch in the morning & not a single light could be seen besides my own. It feels a bit like I'm living in a bee hive - surrounded by busy people going about their lives. Hearing the carpool arrive for the lady next door... There's a whole rhythm to it. Today, family from this street & others nearby arrived early to swarm on mama across the street & get her day off to a good start... They sang to her & clapped & all that - then started breakfast. Noise was not annoying, tho. I just thot - "how sweet!" Someday I'll get moved further out. It'll be at least a year. Pues, donde estoy, me queda bien chocha! I also lived in the pueblo and enjoyed the early morning birthday wake ups. I have been to all the fiestas in the plazas. I have reached the time when I just want to work at my nursing homes then return to my porch with my porch TV and a good bottle bottle of wine my dog and watch the grass grow. Love my life here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabonera Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Hah! You sound like me. Front porch coffee at 5, sundown at... sundown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 16 hours ago, LakeViews said: I think Xena might be correct about repetition, learning and getting used to things. I had a home where the driveway was narrow and steep. I was frightened of that driveway for the first few weeks then it soon became easy and care free. Here with the topes in a Honda Civic there was a bit of anxiety early on, which disappeared when we learned where the topes were and further eased when we bought a SUV with ample vertical clearance. Now topes in our known area are not a concern whatsoever. Outside our known area it is a pain in the a#$ when the topes seem to pop up out of no where. Nice observation, Xena. Thanks, LakeView. I think we got something here. The road between Jocotepec and Ajijic is your known area, including the topes. For the rest of us they seem to pop up out of nowhere. I go to Jocotepec every few months, usually for the bacon sandwich at Rincon de Frida and his delicious fried potatoes. For that I will always deal with the topes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiko Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Xena said: Thanks, LakeView. I think we got something here. The road between Jocotepec and Ajijic is your known area, including the topes. For the rest of us they seem to pop up out of nowhere. I go to Jocotepec every few months, usually for the bacon sandwich at Rincon de Frida and his delicious fried potatoes. For that I will always deal with the topes! You probably know this, but just in case, Fridas is moving in June. The new location will be at the El Pescador hotel on the carretera Ajijic-Jocotepec on the East side of town. The hotel is about 100 meters on the right past the first Pemex in Joco on the East side of town. If you hit the first street light in Joco coming from Ajijic, then you missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 3 hours ago, vetteforron said: I have lived lakeside for close to 17 years and over 12 In Jocotepec. I love it. I live in the second part of Roca Azul. Very isolated and quiet. No neighbors. Faster for me to get Costco and other good shopping than driving to Ajijic or Chapala. Roca Azul is definitely one of the largely undiscovered local gems in this area. The grounds and pools are wonderful! Makes me want to get another RV and go live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Kiko said: You probably know this, but just in case, Fridas is moving in June. The new location will be at the El Pescador hotel on the carretera Ajijic-Jocotepec on the East side of town. The hotel is about 100 meters on the right past the first Pemex in Joco on the East side of town. If you hit the first street light in Joco coming from Ajijic, then you missed it. Thanks, Kiko. I did know this and am looking forward to it. I could not have given such clear directions to the new place though so thank you for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Habacht Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 The entrance to El Pescador is VERY narrow...so take care to go slow as you pull in...turn to the right and there is plenty of parking. Fred Habacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 What are topes? Newbie here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Those speed bumps in the roads. NOB they are usually found only in parking lots. I think they are also referred to as "silent speed cops" or something to that effect. Unfortunately, there is little attention paid to speed limits here. These force people to slow down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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