Colima, Mexico
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
Colima
The Cathedral
Historical Murals
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Murals in the stairwell of the courtyard are done in florid Mexican
patriotic style. |
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Archaeological Zone La Campana
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Volcan de Colima, (3820 m, 12,533 feet)
foreground and Nevado de Colima (Zapotepetl, 4340 m, 14,240 feet) behind it.
Altough this is the end of January, Nevado de Colima isn't very nevado.
Volcan de Colima is one of the most active volcanoes in Mexico but Nevado de
Colima is extinct and dissected. |
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Probably part of the Teotihuacan culture. Artifacts dating to 1500 BCE have
been found here. This was the westernmost major population center in Mexico. |
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Comala
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Statue in imitation of ancient pottery style. |
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Archaeological Museum, Colima
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Below: reconstruction of a burial site. |
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Views Between Colima and Manzanillo
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Manzanillo is a huge port where goods are offloaded, sent by rail to the
Gulf of Mexico, then reloaded for the trip to Europe. Multi-modal transport
has radically reshaped global commerce. |
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Created
18 December 2020, Last Update
18 December 2020
