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Lake Chapala. Lake Chapala (Spanish: Lago de Chapala, [tʃaˈpala] ⓘ) 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 ...
Ajijic. Ajijic (Spanish pronunciation: [axiˈxik] ⓘ) is a town about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west from the town of Chapala, part of the municipality (also named Chapala), in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. It is situated on the north shore of Lake Chapala, surrounded by mountains. Ajijic enjoys a moderate climate year-round.
Chapala, Jalisco. Chapala (Spanish: [tʃaˈpala] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, located on the north shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest freshwater lake. According to the 2015 census, its population is 50,738 for the municipality. [ 2 ] The municipality includes about 11,000 in the town of Ajijic.
750 km (466 mi), without Río Grande de Santiago. The Lerma River (Spanish: Río Lerma) is Mexico 's second longest river. It is a 750 km-long (470 mi) river in west-central Mexico that begins in Mexican Plateau at an altitude over 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) above sea level, and ends where it empties into Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest lake, near ...
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.
A lake is an often naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. [ 1 ] Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from the ocean, although they may be connected with the ocean by rivers.
In recent years, remote sensing using optical satellite images from places like Google Earth has gained popularity in searching large areas for unusual features — but in the desert, sand and ...
19°15′48″N 103°30′25″W. / 19.263373°N 103.506889°W / 19.263373; -103.506889. The Tuxpan River, also known as the Coahuayana River is a river of Mexico. It originates in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt south of Lake Chapala. It flows southwards through Tuxpan Municipality, Jalisco, and then forms the eastern border of Colima ...