News, City of Manzanillo and State of Colima - Mexico

Colima (koh-LEE-mah) is a state in western Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima. Colima is a small state, sharing a border with the Mexican states of Jalisco to the north and east, and Michoacán to the south. To the west Colima borders the Pacific Ocean. In addition to the capital city of Colima, the state's main cities include Manzanillo and Tecomán. The state has an area of 5,455 square kilometers (2,106.2 sq mi), with a population in 2005 census of about 567,996 people.

The name "Colima" itself echoes the tradition: from the Nahuatl "collimaitl" (colli = ancestors or volcano, and maitl = domain of). The state territory also includes the Archipelago of Revillagigedo, consisting of the islands of Benito Juarez, Clarión, San Benedicto, and Roca Partida.

Manzanillo, Mexico is located in the state of Colima on Mexico's Golden Riviera, between Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco on the Pacific coast. Manzanillo has become one of the country's most important tourist resorts, and its excellent hotels and restaurants continue to meet the demands of both national and international tourists, with a year-round average temperature of 27 degrees C (80 F), it has the best climate of the West Coast, dryer than Puerto Vallarta and cooler than Acapulco. Manzanillo Mexico consists of two bays with crescent-shaped Beaches, each about 4-miles in length.

Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico Menu:

• Mexico
• Colima
• Manzanillo
• Manzanillo Historical Photos
• Manzanillo Port Monuments, Statues and Topiary
• Manzanillo Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro Island)
• The Scorpion and the tanker Mary Ellen – PEMEX fire in Manzanillo