The Guadalajara Reporter

Getting from Lakeside to city zoo is a cinch via new ring road extension

The recently opened southern extension of the Periferico (beltway) that links the Guadalajara-Chapala highway with the northern extremes of Tonala and Guadalajara makes driving to the city’s famed zoo a smooth 65-kilometer, one-hour jaunt from Chapala. I drove the entire road this week and here is my report.

Your first step should be to turn your trip odometer to zero at the Ajijic-Chapala Libramiento’s eastern terminus. The first 29.5 kilometers on the Guadalajara-Chapala highway were uneventful at midday – the best time to drive this roadway, before and after the two rush-hour traffic periods.

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