▁for ▁its ▁night life ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁be aches . ▁ ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁Lake ▁Chap ala ▁began ▁with ▁President ▁P orf i rio ▁Dí az ▁who ▁chose ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁a ▁get away ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁This ▁made ▁it ▁popular ▁with ▁Mexico ' s ▁el ite ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁Lake ' s ▁reputation . ▁Lake ▁Chap ala ▁tour ism ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁stead ily ▁pick ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁pleasant ▁climate ▁and ▁attract ive ▁scen ery , ▁a ▁substantial ▁col ony ▁of ▁ret ire es , ▁including ▁many ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁has ▁been ▁established ▁along ▁the ▁Lake ' s ▁shore , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁A j ij ic , ▁located ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Chap ala . ▁ ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁foreign ▁residents ▁live ▁along ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Chap ala . ▁ ▁Today , ▁Lake ▁Chap ala ▁is ▁popular ▁as ▁a ▁week end ▁get away ▁for ▁residents ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara . ▁ ▁The ▁Lake ▁is ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁on ▁which ▁people ▁sail , ▁fish ▁and ▁jet ▁ski . ▁The ▁Lake ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁towns ▁including ▁Chap ala , ▁J oc ote pec , ▁I xt la hu ac án ▁de ▁los ▁Mem br ill os