Ajijic

hike to waterfall
Ajijic is one of the villages on Lake Chapala, with a very large expat community. There is the Lake Chapala Society, with lessons, clubs, services and activities for anything you can think of. The "social activities" calendar alone had 17 things listed for the week we were there. And although there are so many expats, it still has that "puebla" feel- with cobblestone streets (so the water coming down the mountains in the rainy season soaks into the earth between the cobblestones, preventing floods), church bells ringing, and the occasional caballero on horseback. Ajijic is also at the base of
the Sierra Madres, making for some great hiking.