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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Example Sentences

Thousands of American expats live in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and communities along the shore of Lake Chapala — and many more American tourists visit there.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

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

From Washington Times

The ice pops are delicious, Cappello says, but he’s more drawn to their molds: long, tapered wands of stainless steel made for decades by a family of metalworkers in the lakeside town of Chapala, an hour away.

From New York Times