The rainy season in the Lake Chapala Real Estate area have had a surprisingly pleasant benefit: pleasant bike rides through extraordinarily lush and green scenery.  Bike rides are an activity which allows you to enjoy a closer contact with the setting around you.  If you are an active buyer/investor in the real estate game, these rides help identify and appreciate closer the Mexico Homes and the growth of the Mexico land available in regions or growth patterns.  But for either purpose being for pleasure of for scouting, bike rides are especially pleasant during or after the rainy season, when all the plant life richer and greener, and nature is full of life.

The late summer months and autumn are especially ideal for enjoying a bike ride in the area known as the Ribera de Chapala.  The rain of this season has covered the mountainsides into a complete and beautiful green.  The road sides as well are all that much greener; an excellent example of this are the roads in Mezcala de la Asunción, which were formerly the main access to the village, but now provide a scenic alternative to the highway.

Located conveniently close to the Chapala Real Estatearea – just a 30 minute drive from Chapala, you can get to this village easily by car, and then take a tour of these ancient paths, which follow the lakeside during certain stretches, and join the neighboring villages.

They are perfect for a bike ride, since they are long, quiet, and only sparsely populated.  Along the ride, you can see large tracts of Mexico landknown as chayote plantations, children and youths leading their donkeys with their load of firewood, and some others leading cows.  You will see children and adults alike enjoying the freedom of living outdoors.

It’s a real experience to travel these roads from which you can see virtually untouched lakefront, or those which are separated from the road and each other by rustic stone barriers, giving the impression of an earthly paradise.

For anyone who enjoys mountain biking, there is a more difficult road heading further east; the road begins to rise with the land, heading towards San Pedro Itziscán.  There are several miles of road which any mountain biker would enjoy, especially considering the added benefit of the spectacular view of the lake and the mountains.

To arrive to this villaje, you take the Venustiano Carranza Street from the gas station in Chapala to Pepe Guizar Avenue, and follow this road until the intersection with the extension (prolongación) of González Galla Avenue.  There you turn left to take the highway towards Santa Cruz de la Soledad. After passing through the village of Santa Cruz, you arrive to San Nicolás de Ibarra, then to Tlachichilco and finally to Mezcala.  The arrival to Tlachichilco is marked by a large statue of Christ which stands exactly where the highway turns off toward Poncitlán; to arrive to the town center, you need to turn right and follow the signs.

Chapala Real Estate will offer a bike route perfect for anyone who enjoys biking – whether a serious cyclist, scouting for Mexico homes, or someone who just enjoys a relaxing Sunday morning bike ride.  For more information about life in Chapala and finding your ideal Chapala home, contact us.

Jaime Niembro has served on the Lake Chapala real estate board as vice president and treasurer. He also is an active member of the AMPI association having served as president including the Chamber of Commerce. Jaime is the owner broker of Ajijic Real Estate. For more information (512)-879-6546 THE www.TOPmexicorealestate.com NETWORK

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