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Downtown - El Centro
The
newly remodeled water front park (malecon) and portales on nearby
buildings, the classic Bar Social just off the waterfront,
the 1940's Hotel Colonial and the new mercado about 5 blocks
off the main street, Calle Mexico.
Saturday Market in Santiago
This is a Saturday experience you should not miss. Around 50 vendors set up and completely break down and clean up before the next morning. Many Manzanillo residents and visitors come here for great deals on homegrown fruits and vegetables, household items, new and used (cheap!) clothing and footware, and goodies to take home to friends and family.
Beaches
* 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.
Water
Sports
SCUBA divers will love Manzanillo - there are
lots places to have a good underwater diving
experience without the need to boat out
anywhere. Local firms cater for all skill and
experience levels, and if you want some proper
classes as a foundation to getting certified,
you can do this as well. You'll also find
decent surfing on the north end of Playa
Santiago
Local
Cruises
Local Boat Tours are a great way to see remote
places otherwise not accessible or difficult to
get to. Your tour can include stops at good
places for swimming, snorkeling and diving, give
you access to remote and secluded beaches, or if
you just want to relax, you can take a sunset
cruise and watch the sun melt into the Pacific
Ocean in style.
Fishing
Trips
Sports Fishing is big here - with year-round
trips available. Around the third week in
November, the International Sailfish competition
takes place in Manzanillo. It's recommended that
you book in advance as the fishing trips are
extremely popular and you are likely to be
disappointed if you don't.
Eco
Tours from Manzanillo
There are several lagoons along the coast which
are excellent places to go bird watching.
Golf in
Manzanillo
Manzanillo's claim to fame in the golf world: It
boasts two golf courses in Mexico's list of the
top 10 - Baja California has only one!
Manzanillo is quickly becoming one of the top
golfing locations in Mexico. Bring your clubs
and discover why
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