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computerguy
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Oh, is this a different place? If so, apologies. ... Mike
[Edited on 2-24-2019 by computerguy]
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David K
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On a Baja forum, Laguna Chapala is a normally dry lake in Baja California (where Hwy. 1 and Hwy. 5 meet).
On a Jalisco or mainland Mexico forum, Lago de Chapala is the big lake south of Guadalajara.
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computerguy
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Wrong Chapala
Huh, thanks for that. Did not know there was another. Here's why I posted: my phone pushes stories to me, based on geolocation and interests. I got a
notification under the heading "Lake Chapala", so followed it here. Was curious why it is the Baja forum, but thought there was probably just interest
in my Lake Chapala area. Will revise my earlier post. ... Mike
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David K
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In Mexico, the same name is used many times for different places. In Baja California, names like San José, La Bocana, Agua Caliente, El Coyote, etc.
are reused frequently.
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StuckSucks
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Here is the place being discussed.
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PaulW
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Two more Lugunas
Two more I wonder if the have water?
INEGI view
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The one at the bottom across hwy 1 from Chapala will have water in it. Any rain will go in it when Chapala is still dry or the ground is wet.
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David K
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Laguna El Islote
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Dunno if you read about it, the San Augustin area (El Marmol turnoff area) was a post-Pleistocene fresh water lake for many moons during the temperate
period. Turtle shells (not tortoise) can be found there. In that period (10k B.C. mas o meno) up until ???? there were many springs, lakes and fresh
rivers flowing all over Baja.
As an eminent geologist friend once told me, "earth happens!" 
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
86 - 45*
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StuckSucks
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We really need to stop plate tectonics.
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In all of my Baja travels I have never seen water in Chapala. Hope some of it is still there late April. Maps have it as 'Laguna' so I would go with
that.
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basautter
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Cool! Any recent pics?
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advrider
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I will take some next week and report back.
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David K
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Laguna Chapala, May 2019
Sorry I missed seeing this last year... Pics taken 3 months after you asked:
Quite Dry!
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