Manzanillo is known as "The World Capital of Sail fishing", because of its great and famous fishing tournaments held every year. Manzanillo is located in the state of Colima on Mexico's Golden Riviera. Manzanillo has become one of the country's most important tourist resorts, and its excellent hotels and restaurants continue to meet the demands of both national and international tourists, with a year-round average temperature of 27 degrees °C (80 °F),
Manzanillo counts with exotic tropical vegetation, plantations of coconuts, bananas, limes, mangos and papayas, and the most beautiful unpopulated beaches in the country. The most popular beaches in Manzanillo are: Las Brisas, La Audiencia, Santiago, Las Hadas, Miramar and la Boquita. At south of Manzanillo is Playa de Ventanas, a great place to watch the sunset.
Watersports in Manzanillo
Miles of coastline spread out across the resorts two main bays; Manzanillo and Santiago. Manzanillo is blessed with some of Mexico's best wide but not crowded beaches. Water skiing, windsurfing, sailing, scuba diving and snorkeling are among the favorites watersports available.
Manzanillo nightlife
The cafes, video bar, discos, and hotel bars become filled with lights, colors, magic, and diversions night in and night out. You'll find a grand choice of options from a bohemian cafe to an all night disco. Or enjoy a tranquil evening on the beach watching the stars illuminate the sky.
Land activities in Manzanillo
Several hotels have fitness centers with state-of-the-art equipment. If your routine calls for jogging, our wide, pristine beaches offer a perfect invitation. Horseback riding, cycling and tours of the general area are also available.
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Deep-sea fishing in Manzanillo
 One of the most important attractions for the tourism that comes to Manzanillo is fishing. It enjoys international reputation because of the simplicity it is practiced, here in Manzanillo. Due to the fact that in these waters has been captured the biggest number of sailfish worldwide, the port has received the title of The World Capital of the Sailfish, as we mentioned before.
Deep-sea fishing is a modality that needs crafts of regular size that are propitious to navigate distances of 16 km of the coast, in opened sea, where the water depth allows you to catch big specimen like, sailfish and black, striped and blue marlin. Manzanillo's advantage over other ports is that here, to catch an specimen, you need to navigate for only 10 to 15 minutes from the point of departure; but in other tourist destinations you have to navigate from 2 to 3 hours to catch one.
Golf in Manzanillo
 Another sport that is practiced in Manzanillo and that has given it reputation worldwide is golf, thanks to its wonderful fields that have turned into headquarters of international tournaments where the most world famous golfers play. The most spectacular field is that of Isla Navidad, thanks to its design meticulously planned by architect Robert Von Hagge, who has designed 184 other besides this one and participated in the planning of the design of other 200 in the world. The 27 golf fields have turned it into a challenge for many golfers. The other great courses of Manzanillo are: La Mantarraya, a championship 18 hole course designed by Pete & Roy Dye is located on the Las Hadas Resort. Club Santiago offers 9 challenging holes on fairways lined with lush coconut palms.
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