Colima Attractions
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How to get there
From Mexico City by rail via Guadalajara in about 17 hours (4 hours from Guadalajara); by bus via Guadalajara in about 13 hours (3.5 hours from Guadalajara); by car on the MEX 54 from Guadalajara (265km/165mi) via Ciudad Guzmán.
Colima, capital of Colima State, extends across the slopes of a fertile valley watered by two rivers. With views of two magnificent mountain peaks, its simple colonial architecture, luxuriant gardens and air of tranquillity, the city is a most delightful place.
History
The area around Colima almost certainly has a long pre-Columbian history, although next to nothing is known about the early inhabitants. Arriving in 1522 the Spanish under Gonzalo de Sandoval found an Indian settlement already in place, and established a town called San Sebastián de Caballeros next to it. Over the years, mainly in the 18th c. but again in recent decades, it has grown into a flourishing centre where the livestock, timber and agricultural produce of the ranches and haciendas in the countryside around is processed and marketed.
From Mexico City by rail via Guadalajara in about 17 hours (4 hours from Guadalajara); by bus via Guadalajara in about 13 hours (3.5 hours from Guadalajara); by car on the MEX 54 from Guadalajara (265km/165mi) via Ciudad Guzmán.
Colima, capital of Colima State, extends across the slopes of a fertile valley watered by two rivers. With views of two magnificent mountain peaks, its simple colonial architecture, luxuriant gardens and air of tranquillity, the city is a most delightful place.
History
The area around Colima almost certainly has a long pre-Columbian history, although next to nothing is known about the early inhabitants. Arriving in 1522 the Spanish under Gonzalo de Sandoval found an Indian settlement already in place, and established a town called San Sebastián de Caballeros next to it. Over the years, mainly in the 18th c. but again in recent decades, it has grown into a flourishing centre where the livestock, timber and agricultural produce of the ranches and haciendas in the countryside around is processed and marketed.
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