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About Manzanillo Mexico
Adapted from Wikipedia
Manzanillo is a city as well as its surrounding municipality
in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on
the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port. In
the 2005 census the city of Manzanillo had a population
of 110,728 and its municipality had 137,842. It is the
second-largest community in the state, after Colima,
the capital. The municipality includes such outlying
communities as El Colomo, in addition to many smaller
communities. Manzanillo is also a beach resort and,
as the self-proclaimed "sailfish capital"
of the world[citation needed], hosts a yearly sailfish
fishing tournament.
In 2004 the port of Manzanillo surpassed Veracruz as
Mexico's largest port per volume of cargo. Port business
experienced a significant surge during the West Coast
Lockout in Long Beach, California in 2002. Manzanillo
also hosts the most efficient port for tuna landings
in Mexico. Manzanillo has a very small airport that
gets people from other parts of the continent but it
is not able to support the heavy volume of an international
airport. The city is also well known internationally
for deep sea fishing and a particular tonality during
sunsets that gives the impression of a green ray. |
