Lake Cajititlan, Jalisco, Freshwater lake in central Jalisco, Mexico

Lake Cajititlan lies in the municipality of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, about 25 minutes from the city's periférico via the Chapala road. It is a freshwater lake with an average depth of about 4.5 metres at its middle, its rippled surface broken by scattered clumps of thin, leafless stalks standing in the shallows. Low hills rise along the far shore.

The lake is a remnant of the large lake that once covered part of Jalisco. Its name comes from the Nahuatl word caxitl, meaning bowl or vessel. The lake has long supported fishing for mojarra, carp, charal, tilapia and popocha, though pollution from tourism, industry and sewage has reduced fish populations and left about 25% organic matter in the sediment.

The name Cajititlán comes from the Nahuatl word "Caxitl", meaning a bowl, basin or cup, a reference to the shape of the water body. Each 6 January the town celebrates the Day of the Magi: children are dressed as the kings, from the tallest down to an infant with a white beard imitating Melchor, and the figures are carried in a boat across the lake.

Visit in the morning when fishermen are working and restaurants prepare fresh catches for the day ahead. The flat terrain around the shore makes it easy to walk between villages and enjoy the waterside setting.

Every 6 January, children in Cajititlán dress as the Magi, from the tallest down to a white-bearded infant playing Melchor, and ride a decorated boat across the lagoon during the feast of the Santos Reyes Magos, which draws hundreds of visitors.