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San Ángel. In Mexico, the neighborhoods of large metropolitan areas are known as colonias.One theory suggests that the name, which literally means colony, arose in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when one of the first urban developments outside Mexico City's core was built by a French immigrant colony.
Manzanillo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima, being the largest, most populous, and westernmost municipality in Colima. The municipal seat lies at Manzanillo . The municipality covers an area of 1,578.3 km 2 (609.4 sq mi), which also includes the remote Revillagigedo Islands .
Manzanillo (Spanish pronunciation: [mansaˈniʝo]) is a city and seat of Manzanillo Municipality, in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean , contains Mexico 's busiest port , responsible for handling Pacific cargo for the Mexico City area.
La Manzanilla is a town located in La Huerta Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico. The village is located in the southeastern corner of the Bay of Tenacatita, on the Costalegre of southwestern mainland Mexico in the state of Jalisco. "Manzanilla" is Spanish for chamomille. The population was 1,592 according to the 2020 census. [1]
Nowadays, the port is one of the most secure in Mexico. [3] According to the Mexican Secretariat of Economy, the port has attracted the most foreign and domestic private investment in the country. [4] The port of Manzanillo is the principal entrance for the handling of imports destined for of the center of the country.
The historic center of Mexico City (Spanish: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México), also known as the Centro or Centro Histórico, is the central neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, focused on the Zócalo (or main plaza) and extending in all directions for a number of blocks, with its farthest extent being west to the Alameda Central. [2]
Casas Grandes (Spanish for Great Houses; also known as Paquimé) is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Construction of the site is attributed to the Mogollon culture. Casas Grandes has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the purview of INAH and a "Pueblo Mágico" since 2015. [1]
It manages domestic and international air traffic for the state of Colima and southern Jalisco, serving as an international gateway to the Mexican tourist destination of Manzanillo. Owned by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico , the airport is named after Playa de Oro , a beach with fine golden sand in the municipality of Manzanillo.