• Verbena Jamaica del Pasado – Palm Sunday

    Ajijic Plaza Guadalupe Victoria 4, Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico

    On Palm Sunday, the Verbena Jamaica del Pasado transforms downtown Ajijic into a charming scene from old Mexico. The main plaza fills with food stands decorated with palm leaves, clay pots, colorful paper cutouts, and traditional utensils, where cooks serve pozole, tamales, crispy tacos, enchiladas, capirotada, tepache, atole, and more, following decades-old family recipes. Modern […]

  • Live Stations of the Cross – Good Friday

    Parroquia de San Andrés Marcos Castellanos 14, Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico

    Every Good Friday, Ajijic becomes the stage for a deeply moving Live Stations of the Cross, organized completely by the local community. Residents act out the Passion of Christ, starting from the Church of San Andrés and walking through the streets up into the surrounding hills. Fourteen stations are reenacted with simple but meaningful costumes, […]