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Chapala

American  
[chuh-pah-luh, chah-pah-lah] / tʃəˈpɑ lə, tʃɑˈpɑ lɑ /

noun

  1. Lake, the largest lake in Mexico, located in Jalisco state. 651 sq. mi. (1,686 sq. km).


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Mission to Mexico on Tuesday lifted its recommendation for American visitors to shelter in place in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit, which include the cities of Puerto Vallarta, Chapala and Guadalajara.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Instead, I imagine that as a mercreature, she has more in common with Michi-Cihualli, the fish woman who dwells in Chapala, the Mexican freshwater lake where I spent some of my childhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

A slightly lower share chose the Jalisco region, home to Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara and Chapala.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

Wilson tells me she sources them from a nearby farmer named Evans Chapala.

From National Geographic ● May 17, 2018

A village on the southeastern shore of Lago de Chapala; lake-shore marshes and mesquite-grassland.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman

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