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Manzanillo Mexico Information
Taxis
Taxis are available close to the ship and a bus transfer
to the center of town for a round trip fee of around
$3.00.
Beaches
* Playa de Cocos is just south of Barra de Navidad.
To get there by car, exit hwy 200 at km 51 at the Isla
de Navidad sign. Follow the road for several miles,
crossing a bridge (into Colima), then paralleling the
beach, through the golf course, take the left fork at
the traffic circle, and after another mile the road
ends at the beach. Wide, miles long beach, rather steep
with waves breaking close in. Dangerous for swimming
but good for fishing and beachcombing.
* Playa El Viejo is a tiny downtown area beach accessible
by footpath.
* Playa San Pedrito is another small downtown area
beach just across the ship channel from the tourist
zone. Restaurants, swimming.
* Playa Las Brisas begins at the jetty that marks
the ship channel and curves westward along the older
tourist zone. Swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing,
windsurfing. At some point the name changes to Playa
Azul and then to Playa Salagua. Altogether about 4 miles
of beach.
* Playa Azul This is central beach area of Bahía
de Manzanillo.
* Playa Salagua is the name of the westernmost stretch
of beach on Bahía de Manzanillo.
* Playa La Audiencia is a small beach located on the
western side of the steeply sloped Santiago Peninsula.
Swimming, kayaks, windsurfing, water skiing, jet skis,
etc.
* Playa Santiago The 5-mile long curving beach of
Bahía Santiago begins at Santiago Peninsula as
Playa Santiago. At the mouth of the Río Colorado
creek it becomes Playa Olas Altas.
* Playa Olas Altas (high waves) is located just west
of Santiago Peninsula in Bahía de Santiago. At
some point the name of this gently curving stretch of
beach changes to Playa d Miramar. Boogie boarding, surfing,
swimming.
* Playa de Miramar is also in Bahía de Santiago.
* Playa La Boquita is located at the southwest end
of Bahía de Santiago at the opening to Laguna
de Juluapan. Seafood palapas, fishing boats, very calm,
good snorkeling, scuba diving, offshore wreck in shallow
water.
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