Where to Go / What to Do in Colima

MUSEO REGIONAL DE HISTORIA
University heritage of Colima, the museum is hosted inside a colonial style house of the XVIII century. Its fourteen halls show visitors the history of the Mexican east from the Prehispaic era up to the formation of the State and Colima’s capital.

MUSEO UNIVERSITARIO DE ARTES POPULARES
Located inside the university space of Universidad de Colima, the Museo de Artes Populares hosts a unique collection of Mexican crafts in its gender. Among the works decorating its exhibit halls are wood crafts, leather goods, paper, ceramics, paintings and textiles, among others. Additionally, it has exhibits of practical utensils of the Mexican Indian communities, elements of dances from each State and the half of Mexican toys from different eras and communities.

EL CHANAL
Only 6 km from the city of Colima is this archeological site whose cultural identification hasn’t been possible yet. The numerous representations of the god of rain, god Tlaloc, distinguish this place with a splendor estimated in the period between 1,100 and 1,400 a.C. Ceremonial centers, ball game patios, plazas and the knowledge of metallurgic identify this place as related to the ancient city of Tula.