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Lake Chapala (Spanish: Lago de Chapala, ⓘ) has been Mexico's largest freshwater lake since the desiccation of Lake Texcoco in the early 17th century. [ 2 ] It borders both the states of Jalisco and Michoacán , being located within the municipalities of Ocotlán , Chapala , Jocotepec , Poncitlán , and Jamay , in Jalisco , and in Venustiano ...
This harmless snake is semi-aquatic and most of the 10 recognized subspecies are restricted to lake basins in Mexico. This snake ranges in habitat from deserts and sky island forests of Arizona and New Mexico to thornscrub and rainforests of Mexico. One subspecies, the Lake Chapala garter snake (T. e. obscurus), is Endemic to Lake Chapala.
Most of the ecoregion lies within the basin of the Lerma River, and the dry forests extend around Lake Chapala at the eastern end of the region, and into the endorheic basins of Lake Cuitzeo and Lake Pátzcuaro in the south. [2] The cities of Guadalajara, Morelia, and Querétaro lie within the ecoregion.
Isla de los Alacranes (Scorpion Island) is an island in Lake Chapala, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. [1]It is so called because it is shaped as a scorpion. [1] Many Mexican people use the word "alacrán" for the smaller, most venomous species of scorpion, which are very common in Mexico, while the word "escorpión" is used to describe the larger, darker and less venomous species.
Lake Chapala (also in Michoacán) Lake Sayula; Lake Cajititlán; Lake San Marcos; Lake Atotonilco; Mexico City. Lake Xochimilco; Lake Cico; Lake Cacho; Lake Ceko ...
Chirostoma is a genus of Neotropical silversides from the Lerma River basin in Mexico, including lakes Chapala and Pátzcuaro.Fish in the genus collectively go by the common name charal/charales in their native range (a name also used for the related Poblana).
Authorities initially said the 11-year-old girl was critically injured after she and a 12-year-old boy fell through the ice in Washington Park Lake on Saturday, Dec. 7. The boy was ultimately ...
An estimated 30,000 foreign residents live along the shores of Lake Chapala. [70] Today, Lake Chapala is popular as a weekend getaway for residents of Guadalajara. [16] The Lake is a tourist attraction on which people sail, fish and jet ski. The Lake is surrounded by a number of towns including Chapala, Jocotepec, Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos ...