Mexican coconut sweets: Cocadas
La Maria: A picturesque crater lake in the shadow of Colima's Fire Volcano
Beneath the high walls of an ancient crater, you glide across the placid lake in a rowboat, mesmerized. "This is surely the most peaceful place in all Mexico and definitely one of the most beautiful," ...
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The state of Colima, Mexico: a resource page
If you had to live the rest of your life in one Mexican State, which one would it be? A straw-poll of Mexconnect readers suggests that their choice might well be Colima.
Why?
Because not only is Coli...
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Retiring in Mexico: How's Manzanillo?
It is useful to think of Manzanillo as two bays in an arc of some 20 kilometers with its southern point where the port and the town center are located. About mid way north, a peninsula juts straight out to sea to form another bay. Then another more sizeable peninsula, Juluapan, extends into the Pacific.
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Colima orphanage runs on faith
Through the years, Colima, Colima meant volcano views, small sacks of sea salt, classy museums, pretty parks, souvenir casts and carvings of hairless dogs -- and another hour to the beach.
¡No más! ...
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Mexico backroads
The backroads of Mexico often offer adventure, perhaps a bit of excitement, sometimes a touch of the dramatic and, occasionally, a hint of danger.
We thought we'd found all four on a deteriorating 10-...
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Railroads in western Mexico: the next train to arrive....
Many of the things we take for granted today didn't exist in the last century. A case in point is the railroad from Manzanillo to Guadalajara.
The grand celebrations for the inauguration of this line,...
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Walking the walk, talking the talk - Colima - sea to Sierra, by Wendy Devlin in Mexico Connect
Part 1 Colima - The Sea
Six years ago I briefly visited the small state of Colima. With my family, I drove straight through the state without stopping along Colima’s eighty-seven miles of coastline,...
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Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo - Universal artist from Colima
In the half-light I enter the ‘horno’ or oven room. A base of reds frames the pre-Hispanic pieces in the Museum of Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo. It is easy to imagine the fiery origin of the land ...
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La Hacienda de Nogueras in Comala, Colima
La Hacienda de Nogueras is an elegantly restored hacienda hidden in the countryside of Colima. Six miles north of Colima City, it links the region's rich pre-Hispanic past with colonial and modern history.
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Colima: City of the Palms
Palm trees reach towards the sky above the plaza. Water gushes from a swan-shaped fountain. Flowers bloom profusely. A banner above the bandstand declares February a month of 'Love and Friendship' in C...
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Beautiful Bay of Tenacatita
Despite hurricanes and earthquakes, political turmoil, higher gas prices and global warming, Mexico's marvelous Bay of Tenacatita remains a sea of tranquility.
White gold sand, the soft slope of the b...
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The cuisine of Colima: Tropical delights from Mexico's Pacific coast
Bordering on the Pacific Ocean, and nestled up against against Jalisco and Michoacan, the small state of Colima enjoys the best of both culinary worlds: the ocean's bounty of fresh seafood, and the typ...
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Marinated pork stew: Tatemado
From tatemar, a Hispanic version of what the Diccionario Mexicano alternately gives as tlatemar, a Nahuatl term for putting something on or in the fire, this dish is cooked in a clay pot....
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Smoked Fish Ceviche: Ceviche de Pescado Ahumado
Although most commonly made with raw fish, ceviche, which originated in Peru and arrived via the Pacific coast of Mexico, is delicious prepared with smoked fish, and probably a bit more reassuring for ...
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The state of Colima, Mexico - basic information
General Information About Colima
Colima is the third smallest of Mexico's 32 states. Nestled between Jalisco to the north, Michoacán to the east, and hugged on its western boundary by the Pacific Oce...
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Lloyd Mexico Economic Report September 2003
Table of Contents
STOCK MARKET FINANCING BOOM
BILLION DOLLARS FOR PLAYA MUJERES
TELMEX FREEZES ITS RATES
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The Volcanoes of Colima
The Volcán de Fuego
In the past 400 years, the Volcán de Fuego has been the most active volcano in Mexico, and indeed one of the most active in the world, having erupted at least 30 times sin...
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Clickable interactive map of Colima, Mexico: Colima, Manzanillo, Tecoman
Clickable interactive map of Colima, Mexico
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