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Manzanillo is Mexico's busiest port handling all the goods arriving by ocean for Mexico City. It is known as the "Sailfish Capital of the World" hosting fishing contests since 1957. Manzanillo Bay was discovered and started its long journey in 1527. The name comes from the Manzanilla (Hippomane mancinella) trees that were used for shipbuilding
Now there is lots of tourism and fishing. The city is known for the green flash phenomenon during sunsets. The green flash is cause when the sun dips below the horizon in an area with only ocean. The sunlight passes through the water momentarily creating a green flash of light.
Manzanillo is a city of 600,000 in the Mexican state of Colima. Much of the city has been torn up to build a new bridge spanning the railroad. We decided to explore two inland cities, Colima and Comala and some archaeological ruins on a tour from the boat.