Cruise Diva Goes
Ashore on the
Mexican Riviera
Sights to see & things to
do
Manzanillo,
Mexico
Manzanillo
is Mexico’s busiest industrial port city, but it came to the
attention of Americans as the setting for the movie “10” with Bo
Derek. While not many cruise
ships call here, tourists are warmly welcomed to the resort areas.
Diversions
Everything
is quite spread out and taxis are rather expensive due to the
distances you’ll need to travel to see or do anything.
Manzanillo is a good place to take a shore excursion to visit
the stepped pyramids of La Campana, dating from the first century.
If
you can’t find a mariachi band to listen to in the central Jardín
Alvaro Obregón, there is always the ubiquitous Carlos ‘n’
Charlie’s.
Shopping
Sad
to say, most of Manzanillo is shopping-free.
Tee shirts and uninteresting onyx chess sets are about the
extent of downtown merchants’ wares.
Some of the more upscale hotel shops carry crafts but the
best place to find them is quite a distance away at Centro Artesana
Las Primeraveras at Reforma in Santiago.
Beaches
Owing
to ancient volcanic action, Manzanillo’s beach sand ranges in
color from gold to brown to black. The
best bets here are the beaches at Grand Bay and Las Hadas resorts.
Technically
all the beaches are public, but if you aren’t staying at a swank
hotel you may have to buy food or beverages to avoid arguing with
hotel personnel about your right to be there.
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