Mexico, D.F., June 26th, 2003



VIAJES LIBERACIÓN AND LÍNEAS AÉREAS AZTECA ANNOUNCES THE BEGINNING OF THEIR FLIGHT CHARTER WITH THE ROUTE CITY DE MEXICO-MANZANILLO-MEXICO


It will operate from July 10 to August 24 2003
Manzanillo, now near... of everyone



Of July 10 at August 24 the operator wholesaler Viajes Liberación y Líneas Aéreas Azteca, in coordination with the Fideicomiso de Turismo de Manzanillo, they begin operations of her flight charter with the route city of Mexico-Manzanillo-Mexico.

This flight will operate the days Thursday and Sundays of the "Summer of 2003" to offer to the tourists of the capital and of destinations like Puebla, Toluca, Cuernavaca and Querétaro, the opportunity to be in Manzanillo in so alone one hour with 10 minutes to be able to enjoy the multiple options that offers this destination to have a good time and to rest.

It is an effort that carry out the authorities and lenders of tourist services of Manzanillo and of the state of Colima with the purpose that the inhabitants of the city of México enlarge their election possibilities during vacations.

With this new service you have the opportunity to be more near the beaches of Manzanillo and of the diverse tourist attractiveness with those that it counts the state from Colima to accessible prices.

The participant hotels are: Grand Bay Isla Navidad, Las Hadas Golf Resort & Marina, Sierra, Tamarindo, El Careyes, Blue Bay Los Ángeles Locos, Club Maeva and Vista Playa de Oro, all of excellent quality in their facilities, the best service, an excellent attention, prestige and international recognition.

This diversity of hotels allows to choose among those that manage European Plan or those All Inclusive with variety of prices and options for all type of pockets.

Regarding Líneas Aéreas Azteca, this airline works with a modern and new team Jet with capacity for 136 seats to offer the passengers the biggest security and the best comfort during the flight.

It is necessary to highlight the effort of Secretaría de Turismo de Colima, through the Fideicomiso de Turismo de Manzanillo who supports with campaigns of publicity, promotion and public relationships, in coordination with the Asociación de Hoteles y Empresas Turísticas, and Viajes Liberación para to offer to the population in general a new option for vacations.

COME AND DISCOVER MANZANILLO

Manzanillo is, without place to doubts, one of the most beautiful tourist ports in the Golden Mexican Pacific and perfect refuge for the lovers of the sun, the beach and the amusement.

To begin, it is to meet with the opportunity of to be and to enjoy some of the cleanest beaches that there is in Mexico, according to the test of quality of the water carried out by Marina's Secretaries, of the Environment and Natural Resources, of Health and of Tourism that was carried out in 140 beaches of México that qualified those of Manzanillo, like you clean and without sanitary risk.

The experiences are diverse and the visitor finds from the opportunity of enjoying the beach to rest, to take the sun and to enjoy the evenings, until being gone up to the craft that will direct it to meet with a fascinating experience when diving in the sea to dive and to cohabit with the marine fauna.

In Manzanillo journeys exist with guides qualified to practice the diving, esnorquel, or if wants himself, you can ski, and if it is not had the team, there is not problem, the rent of this it is very accessible.

The adventure in cuatrimoto is something that should not be allowed to happen, it is made by the mountain and on the sea, hard approximately three hours and it causes a discharge of adrenaline and emotion that will make of this experience something unforgettable.

One of the most important activities in Manzanillo is the sport fishing, what has given to this beautiful port, the title of World Capital of the Sword Fish and it is recognized as one of the best places for this practice that also allows to fish species like tuna, marlin and dorado, among others. It is also necessary to highlight their two spectacular marine, that of the Gran Bay Isla Navidad and Las Hadas.



For the lovers of the golf, Manzanillo is the ideal place for the practice of this sport, it has scenarios spectacular, imposing views of the ocean and fields that challenge the abilities until of the most demanding golfers.

This golf paradise, they conform it the field of 18 holes in Las Hadas, that of 27 holes in Isla Navidad, the field of 18 holes in El Tamarindo and that of 9 holes in Club Santiago.

The historical center of this beautiful port is clever to receive the tourists that will be able to admire the monumental sculpture of the Sword Fish carried out by Sebastián, with its 25 meters high, and that it identifies to this place, as the ideal for the night walks on the sea.

Colima is a small entity and in fact for its dimensions the opportunities for the visitors are diverse. The city, capital of the state, is to only 50 minutes of Manzanillo, what allows the tourist to also enjoy the mountain and of the wide fan of possibilities for the practice of the alternative and cultural tourism.

The city, is one of the surest and you clean of México, for what is worthwhile to walk to know the Plaza Hidalgo, the Reloj Solar, the Pinacoteca Universitaria, or if one prefers, Palacio de Gobierno and its murals, the Museum of Anthropology that harbors the history of Colima and its first residents.

And that better experience that to relax you in the downtown cafeterias, to chat with the friends, to enjoy the tranquility and to appreciate the beautiful of the evenings without concern some.

To 10 minutes of the city it is Eats it, yes, the town that imagined Juan Rulfo in his novel Pedro Páramo and that recently Magic Town was named, for the Secretaría de Turismo. This wonderful place, is a forced visit, it is really picturesque and an invitation to go for a walk for its streets s to be able to see in the weekend afternoons to the youths around its kiosk in couple search, or if one prefers, to enjoy the gastronomy in the portals, at the time that is listened to the mariachis that make of the foods and dinners, accompanied by the traditional punch, an entire party.

Also to few minutes of the city Nogueras is that gave housing to the helmet of a country property whose property the artist, Alejandro inherited Rangel Hidalgo, proprietor of an extraordinary collection of prehispanic pieces of more than 2 thousand years of antiquity.

This collection is exhibited in the museum Rangel Hidalgo that is inside the Former Treasury, offering the visitors a different experience.

Regarding the alternative tourism, in Colima it can be carried out the ascent to the Volcanos without any risk and always in company of specialized guides, it can also be practiced walk, observation of birds, exploration of grottos kayak, mountain cycling, flight tandem in wing delta and parapente, among other activities.

Today in day Colima has all the necessary one to have a good time and to pass it in big, it is a state with all the options thanks to the proximity of the places, but the best thing of everything it is its people's kindness and the quality of the services that will make of the days of vacations an unforgettable experience.

MANZANILLO A COLORFUL CHOICE


Contact:

Lic. Yolanda Cisneros
Fideicomiso de Turismo de Manzanillo
Tel: 01314 333 13 80
e-mail: manzanillo@bay.net.mx