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Visit Chapala!

It doesn't matter if you are making your first visit to the Lakeside area, or if you come here every year. Things change. Businesses come and go. The weather, while almost always good, changes from season to season, and with it the flora and fauna you encounter will change. The Mexican government makes a game of changing its rules and policies -- sometimes new rules are scheduled to go into effect, but detailed guidance hasn't been written up, so nobody knows what to do.

We will look at some of these things and provide practical advice on how best to proceed. But no matter how well prepared you are, be ready for some suprises. Things rarely go smoothly if you have a detailed plan and meticulous schedule. It takes longer than you expect for the simple things. Be flexible. Stay calm. Be polite. Things will work out ... eventually.

Note:

Regarding business descriptions in Mexico -- the law here is different from what you may be used to in the U.S. or Canada. Making derogatory statements about a professional individual or a particular business in public is likely to get you sued. It does not matter if you were telling the truth, if they can show your statements have or are likely to hurt their business, they win. That is why you don't see any negative statements in the local papers here, or on most of the websites. Generally, we follow mother's edict: If you can't say something nice...