Hello everyone,
I thought I should take some time to respond to some queries regarding whether or not Jamay, Jalisco, actually exists or if it has been abandoned. Nothing could be further from the truth. Jamay is a small but nice town overlooking Lake Chapala. It is between Ocotlán and La Barca along the Carretera Guadalajara-México,D.F. I have been there a few times. I remember climbing the steps with my mom, dad, brothers, aunt, and my "Abuelita Lupe" up to the church of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe on top of a hill when I was 8 years old. I pass by there all the time whenever I go visit my family in Ocotlán. My mom was born in the town of Cuitzeo, just next door to Ocotlán (on the other side of the river). My grandfather was born in "El Xoconoxtle" northeast of Ocotlán. Both my mom and her dad were baptized in the parish church in Ocotlán. My mom has many fond memories of Ocotlán, Cuitzeo, Jamay, and La Barca where she and my grandparents visited frequently, and sometimes