How many ex pats in lake chapala?

[Skywalkmaverick]

Anyone know the Lake Chapala area ex pat population and what's the median age?

[TundraGreen]

Originally Posted by Skywalkmaverick

Anyone know the Lake Chapala area ex pat population and what's the median age?

If there is an answer to this that isn't just someone's estimate, I haven't seen it. I found one web site that said between 20,000 and 40,000. Another said the wintertime population was 15,000 expats. A resident there told me last year that there are 11,000 expats in Ajijic in the winter and 7500 in the summer.

I think these are all just guesses. The Lake Chapala Society web site says they have 3700 members.

[chicois8]

When the grandkids are visiting I bring them over to gringo gulch and let them practice the states names off license plates....LOL

[Hound Dog]

Originally Posted by Skywalkmaverick

Anyone know the Lake Chapala area ex pat population and what's the median age?

Well, Skywalkmaverick:

What difference does that make? I´ll give you an estimate that is all you need to know. In the area attracting a significant foreign population generally known as "Lakeside"which encompasses an area generaly defined as informally beginning about ten kilometers on the eastern side of the Chapala/Poncitlan munipical border and extending east to the western border of Jocoteopec, a distance upon the northern lakeshore of about 20 kilometers, there is a total population of somewhere around 60,000 people of which maybe 10% to 20% are comprised of foreigners varying by season and mostly retirees from the United States and Canada. There is also a fairly significant population of big city dudes from Guadalajara who come here on weekends or, in some rare cases, commute to work there. What the hell differenec does it make really?

Originally Posted by Hound Dog

Well, Skywalkmaverick:

What difference does that make? I´ll give you an estimate that is all you need to know. In the area attracting a significant foreign population generally known as "Lakeside"which encompasses an area generaly defined as informally beginning about ten kilometers on the eastern side of the Chapala/Poncitlan munipical border and extending east to the western border of Jocoteopec, a distance upon the northern lakeshore of about 20 kilometers, there is a total population of somewhere around 60,000 people of which maybe 10% to 20% are comprised of foreigners varying by season and mostly retirees from the United States and Canada. There is also a fairly significant population of big city dudes from Guadalajara who come here on weekends or, in some rare cases, commute to work there. What the hell differenec does it make really?

Gout acting up today, Hound Dog? Seems like a perfectly reasonable question to me from someone in their 40's looking for a new place to roost, but a bit of a rude response. I understand that most expats in Chapala are probably retired, but even living here in MX don't know if that translates into most expat folks in Chapala are between 60 and 80 years old? Or are there many expat people in Chapala in their 40s and 50s too? It would make a difference to me if I was still in my 40s....

San Miguel de Allende might be a second place to check out for the younger crowd, if they don't speak much Spanish and want to be around other expats.

[Skywalkmaverick]

Originally Posted by Hound Dog

Well, Skywalkmaverick:

What difference does that make? I´ll give you an estimate that is all you need to know. In the area attracting a significant foreign population generally known as "Lakeside"which encompasses an area generaly defined as informally beginning about ten kilometers on the eastern side of the Chapala/Poncitlan munipical border and extending east to the western border of Jocoteopec, a distance upon the northern lakeshore of about 20 kilometers, there is a total population of somewhere around 60,000 people of which maybe 10% to 20% are comprised of foreigners varying by season and mostly retirees from the United States and Canada. There is also a fairly significant population of big city dudes from Guadalajara who come here on weekends or, in some rare cases, commute to work there. What the hell differenec does it make really?

It doesn't make that much difference. I just would like to know. Jeesh. Is there something wrong with that? I thought that's what these forums were for; getting answers to questions.

[Hound Dog]

Originally Posted by Skywalkmaverick

It doesn't make that much difference. I just would like to know. Jeesh. Is there something wrong with that? I thought that's what these forums were for; getting answers to questions.

Forgive me, Skywalkmeverick but I was under the misguided impression that I answered your question withour insultng you. If you found my response inappropriate, that was not my intent.

[chicois8]

guess what youngskywalker, hound dawg will be one of your neighbors lakeside, lucky you

Originally Posted by Skywalkmaverick

It doesn't make that much difference. I just would like to know. Jeesh. Is there something wrong with that? I thought that's what these forums were for; getting answers to questions.

[Skywalkmaverick]

Originally Posted by chicois8

guess what youngskywalker, hound dawg will be one of your neighbors lakeside, lucky you

Keeps it interesting, right?

[Hound Dog]

Originally Posted by chicois8

guess what youngskywalker, hound dawg will be one of your neighbors lakeside, lucky you

Well, skywalker, chicois8 is only partially corrrect. We spend our summers and parts of our falls in lakeside but can´t take it all year so spend our winters and springs in the Chiapas Highlands where you could shoot a cannon down any street on any given day and never hit even one elderly "gringo" retiree unless chicois8 could fulfill his wildest hope and you hit The Dawg sitting on a bench in El Jardin sipping a cold XX Lager.

We have found that living in separate and disparate locations adds zest to life and Lakeside, or Peoria Upon Sump and Chiapas, or Northern Guatemala, provide that zest. Both places are interesting for entirely different reasons.

You can live at "lakeside" and mingle with U.S. and Canadian expats or not and it´s your choice. We have found that stone walls and concertina wire combine to keep them at bay.

Now, excuse me, I must go tend my gout.

When you get here, if it´s summer time, look me up walking my princess on the Ajijic malecon and maybe we can share a couple of cold cervezas.