Colima Tourist Attractions

NEVADO DE COLIMA NATIONAL PARK

Located at the border with the neighboring state of Jalisco, this National Park contains the Colima and El Fuego volcanoes, great attractions for adventurous tourists and skilled mountaineers from around the globe. Extending throughout 22,000 hectares, this park also offers visitors wonderful landscapes formed by pine and oak forests, canyons and lagoons, which can be discovered and enjoyed providing visitors follow a few strict rules and indications from the state authorities.

EL CHANAL ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE

This compound flourished between the years of 1,100 an 1,400 of our time, and was inhabited by a pre-Hispanic culture, the origin of which has yet to be determined. All that is known is they were devote to Tlaloc, the god of rain, a deity profusely represented and frequently found among the ruins of this social compound, which includes plazas, ceremonial centers, altars, and courtyards for the Mesoamerican "Ball Game" or Juego de Pelota.

LA CAMPANA ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE
Meaning "The Bell", this represents another important cultural site in the region, belonging to the Almoloyan settlement, whose population probably vanished as a result of a major earthquake. Although the archeological ruins were altered by missionaries and conquistadors alike, as they reused the construction materials for their own buildings, it still represents an interesting site to experience pre-Hispanic environments.

Rain draining systems, its avenues, tall walls, and rooms build over platforms, are all part of the historic and urban legacy of a culture about which not much is known nowadays, except perhaps that it was an ethnic group which practiced agriculture and commerce.

COMALA
Listed as "Historical Monuments Zone" by the state of Colima, this picturesque town preserves its provincial character, with plazas framed by large arches and white houses with red-tiled roofs. Also known as "The White American Town", Comala is a peaceful community surrounded by an exuberant vegetation nourished by the rivers
Suchitlan, San Juan, and Barragana.

MANZANILLO
This buoyant port is also home to one of the most popular beaches across Mexico, a success which rests heavily on the highly developed tourist and hotel infrastructure. Located 90 kilometers south of the state capital, Manzanillo offers soft sand beaches and tranquil waters to enjoy a little diving or snorkeling. It also hosts large scale fishing competitions, like the Dorsey Tournaments.

TANDEM FLIGHT
The area provides ideal wind conditions and a take off natural setting at the Cerro de La Cumbre or "Summit Hill" , for those daring to practice extreme sports like tandem flying, hang gliding or paragliding .