colima is hot,hot,hot for 4-6 months same goes fer the pacific beaches.
i have 2 friends that live in melaque. one from florida who loves the heat but his power costs $600/mth because of ac. the other came from seattle and during the hot season he travels the cooler interior to get away from it. my electric bill runs between $35-43 cdn per 2 months even thogh the per kwh rate here is about 4 times higher than alberta.without ac and heating ya just don't use a lot of electricity.
chapala's weather does not relate to guad at all. it boasts the most temperate climate in the world along with a place in kenya.
we walk everywhere here in chapala.we don't have no chickens because our courtyard is only big enough for our 3 dogs plus one of 'em is a retired bird dog so chickens wouldn't last a nano second.