April 27, 2000

DIVE INTO THE ADVENTURE OF DISCOVERING A MAGICAL AND WONDERFUL PORT: MANZANILLO

No matter how you get there by plane or land there is no doubt you will enjoy all the natural wonders and beauty of this multi offering port.

Within an hour flight from Mexico City you can enjoy many beautiful and extraordinary soft and golden sand beaches.

Make the challenge of discovering an exquisite place in the Mexican Pacific for your own. Come and discover Manzanillo, tourist port surrounded by beautiful beaches and located in the middle of exuberant and abundant tropical areas with palm trees and mangles that will make a very pleasant environment.

Manzanillo is located in the golden coast of the Mexican Pacific in Colima state and is a very strategic port to be reached by sea, it has great highways to get there by land and if getting there by plane the airport is just 25 minutes away from the Playa de Oro International Airport.

Flying from Mexico City it will only take you an hour and there are three different airline options for your convenience all of course offering non-stop flights: Mexicana de Aviación, Aeromar y Aerocalifornia. From Guadalajara you will find daily and non-stop flights in Aerolitoral. In no time you will be looking at golden tone beaches, great weather and relaxing landscapes that will make you forget all the stress of the big cities.

Foreign tourists are able to fly in direct flights with America West, Aerocalifornia y Alaska Airlines. Starting October 25 Alaska Airlines transports passengers from Los Angeles three times a week. Also coming in from the U.S. or Canada there are many charter flights available.

You can also get to this wonderful port by land. It's an eight hour drive from Mexico City via a highway from crossing Guadalajara City, this road is better known as maxipista. You can also drive or ride a luxury bus from the Central Bus Station in Mexico City there are many buses departing daily on different schedules. During your trip you will encounter astonishing landscapes, featured by palm trees and abundant vegetation and you will find the majestic volcano of Colima when almost arriving to the port.

Whichever way you choose will result in arriving at spectacular port good for people any age looking for rest. Remember this is not only a relaxing port, but a paradise filled with many activities to be done, places to be seen and motor and unmotored water sports to be performed.

There are many beaches in this port some of the most popular are:

Miramar with its soft waves and moderate pending, the most visited beach, great for sun bathing.

La Audiencia, small inlet surrounded by palm trees perfect for water sports.

La Escondida located between two rocks has a calm sea excellent for swimming.

In Cuyutlán Lagoon you will be delighted by the huge flocks of ducks and "pichiches", a kind of bird from this region, that majestically cross the water during sunset.

You can see Peña Blanca, from Playa de Oro. This is a high rocky formation exceeding the sea level and is a natural refugee for many bird species.

Santiago is a small beach between two rocks ideal for snorkeling. You can practice all kinds of water sports here.

As you can see Manzanillo offers beautiful landscapes, wonderful beaches and various options to get there. This turns it in a real paradise for family vacation within any budget. Manzanillo is the color you want it to be!

Manzanillo Convention and Visitors Bureau / Boulevard Costero Miguel de la Madrid No. 1294-B, Salahua, Manzanillo, Colima. Tel.: (333) 3 13 80 / Fax (333) 3 20 80