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I was a 100 kilometers to Colima but via a four lane toll road it went pretty fast. Manzanillo is situated between two curved curved bays. Our ship was parked in the west bay. We made our way up and over the hills and headed inland toward the volcanoes of Volcán de Fuego and Nevado de Colima. Guess which one is the active one!



We drove to the center of town where we were dropped off at the central square, Jardín Libertad.It was a pleasant tree filled space with a gazebo in the center. Diagonal walks crossed the park with a fountain at each entrance. It was either a goose or a swan I could not really say but the neck was stretched upward and spitting water.






Our first stop was at the Government Palace for a look at a mural by Colima painter Jorge Chávez Carrillo. The work called ¨México Independiente¨ was painted in 1953 runs up the staircase leading to the second floor and the Governor's office depicting scenes of Mexican History. It shows people like Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. One wall depicts Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla , a local priest who lead the peasants and miners in a rebellion in 1810.












Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla