Originally Posted by MexicoFran

Before you take all the anti-Ajijic rhetoric to heart, look at the entire north side of Lake Chapala. Ajijic is still very Mexican. I rent a a very large gorgous old Mexican house in central Ajijic for $600 USD a month. There are roosters next door and across the street. I shop at the tienda on the corner, the papeleria and hairdresser down the block, park my car in the back yard of the liquor store two doors down. The block houses two other expats and the rest are about 40 Mexicans whose families bought land here decades ago. I can walk most everywhere in the village to do my shopping. I do not have to buy a can of beans for $1.30 USD. I read labels first and buy Mexican whenever I can. You can buy Tobasco sauce for $7.50 USD or Mexican salsa for 3.9 pesos, even at Super Lake. On the other hand, if you want to cook Thai food, or almost any other ethnic cuisine, you can get all the ingredients right here at Lakeside. After four years living in the same house in Ajijic, I doubt I will ever live anywhere else. I am not one of the moneyed snobs referred to by other. I live on a modest income, as do most of my friends. I iknow the people on my street and manage quite well.