3 lakes and lagoons · within 60 km
There are 3 lakes and lagoons within 60 km of Ajijic in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Laguna de Cajititlán, 15 km away; the farthest, Laguna de Sayula, is 49 km. They are all listed under Sayula, a Pueblo Mágico that makes a good base.
Lakes and lagoons are at their best early in the morning, when the water is calm. Many have boat rides and lakeside fish restaurants, and get busy on weekends.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov.
The Lakes and Lagoons 3
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Laguna de Cajititlán · Lake · 15 km from Ajijic · Jalisco
Lagoon in Tlajomulco, south of Guadalajara, where every 7 January the Three Kings of Cajititlán village are carried out across the water by boat. -
Lago de Chapala · Lake · 23 km from Ajijic · Jalisco
Mexico's largest natural lake, about 80 km long on the Jalisco–Michoacán line, with Chapala, Ajijic and Mezcala Island on its shores. -
Laguna de Sayula · Lake · 49 km from Ajijic · Near Sayula
A large, shallow salt lagoon north of Sayula, protected as a Ramsar wetland for the migratory birds that winter there.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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