San Antonio Tlayacapan
Just East of Ajijic and La Floresta is the quiet residential village of San Antonio Tlayacapan, right out of a storybook with its church, town square and cobblestone streets offering a true Mexican village living experience. The neighborhood houses an increasing number of fine restaurants catering to its growing expat community, an upscale food market with many imported goods, shops, furniture stores, a high end butcher, the Lakeside Little Theater where productions in English are presented throughout the year, and a terrific music venue nightclub with frequent live performances in many different genres. Next to the Centro Laguna Shopping Center is a private gated community named El Parquet. It has the feeling of a cohesive village with cobblestone streets, lovely homes, and a central clubhouse with a deluxe pool, a hot tub and a common kitchen and entertaining area.

Situated along the mountains on the north side of western San Antonio are several private, gated communities that attract expat homeowners and families from Guadalajara in search of a vacation home. Vista Alegre and Cielo Vista are immediately next to each other and built by the same developer. Each offers a common pool, tennis courts and a club house, along with round-the-clock private security. They are within walking distance to numerous restaurants, a shopping mall and the Lakeside Little Theater. A little further east also along the mountainside is Chula Vista Norte, a more upscale private gated community complex with unique, beautiful homes – most with outstanding lake and mountain views. Just east of this development along the Libramiento is Mision Chula Vista, another upscale private gated community with pool and clubhouse.