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Judy King, Editor
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Well, folks, here it is, the last article of the last issue of Living at Lake Chapala. Of course I have mixed feelings today. I'll always have mixed feeling about ending this wonderful magazine that has meant so much to you, the readers and to us, the writers and staff.

I'm proud of the way we have upheld the proud pronouncement and the promises we made in the "From the Editors" column in the first, December 2001 issue, saying:

We have combined the talents of published authors with years of experience living in Mexico to bring you the most complete monthly electronic magazine on the life, culture and traditions of the Lake Chapala area….
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This Month at Mexico Insights

The Saint's Day and the Village

The fiesta honoring Saint Anthony as patron saint of San Antonio Tlayacapan concludes on the June 13, the anniversary of St. Anthony's death in 1231. Each day of the town's celebration is sponsored by a different village family. There are special Masses, processions, bands, dancing, carnival rides and games in San Antonio Tlayacapan each day of the fiesta.

The events of the patron saint's fiesta of San Antonio Tlayacapan are held in and around the church and plaza of the small village between the towns of Chapala and Ajijic. Many foreigners only see the section of the village of San Antonio that borders the carretera (highway). While Absolut Fenix, Super Lake, Tony's Meats and Restaurant, Vinos y Licores La Paz, Panino, and Mail Boxes are favorite haunts of the foreign residents and area guests, the charming village three blocks away too often remains unexplored.

The fiesta in San Antonio Tlayacapan is well known as the biggest party in the area, It's even said that the fiesta's noise brings the first summer season rains. In recent years, devout village families are striving to bring the emphasis back on the patron saint and the church. One way they have accomplished this is by dressing some of the village's children in the brown robes of the Franciscan monks for the evening processions.

St. Anthony is the patron saint of lost items, romance, old maids, boats, shipwrecks and poor people. Statues of San Antonio are prominent in many area churches. In church statuary, San Antonio always wears brown Franciscan robes and often holds the child Jesus, a white lily, or a book.

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Feature Article:

Guadalajara Zoo: A Day Trip Just For You

From the Editors:

June 2013: The Last Issue

Community:

Lake Chapala Society: Helping Newcomers

Getting Here:

Making the Trip by Car: A Newbie's Perspective

Mexican Kitchen:

Jaltepec's School of Hope

Homes and Lodging:

Equipal Furniture: Wood and Leather Magic

Out and About:

Tequila: Mexico's National Drink

Cost of Living:

Turn on the Fan, It's Hot Outside

Soul of Mexico:

Orchidmania Invades Chapala Area!

Health and Safety:

Tips for Choosing a New Dentist

People, Places & Things:

Cactus Are a Prickly Water Saving Solution

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July 2013: Wait For It…

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