We left the Pacific coast before Easter and headed inland to Lake Chapala. Semana Santa (Holy Week) was approaching and the beaches would be filled with vacationers, a kind of Mexican spring break. The
drive from Barra de Navidad to Lake Chapala was uneventful. We took Mexico 200 south
along the coast skirting mangrove-flanked estuaries and the port of Manzanillo. Turning north on
Mexico 110, we passed through Colima, the capital of Mexico’s fourth smallest states, and picked up Mexico 54 to Guadalajara. Gaining elevation, we passed the impressive Colima Volcanic Complex, including Nevado de Colima at 4,300 m (14,000 ft), at the western end of the 900-km (560-mi) trans-Mexican volcanic
belt (
link).
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| Ajijic and Lago de Chapala |
