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Colima

Upon arriving at City of Palms, as he is known to Colima, founded in 1525, are a paradise where lush landscapes and majestic volcanoes, are the main protagonists. If we add a rich culture, history and hospitality of the staff provided, then we have one of the most interesting and beautiful states of Mexico. The name of the state and the city of Colima has been misinterpreted on severaloccasions. The latest research says that Colima, Acolman comes from Nahuatl, meaning "place where the water turns" or "where does the river bend." The territory of Colima, which almost three quarters of surface covered by mountains and hills, falls within a branch of the Sierra Madre del Sur, which is composed of four mountain ranges.

Despite being a small entity, Colima contains within itsboundaries a myriad of attractions that contribute to enhancing the reputation of Mexico, among which we mention the cathedral, neoclassical style, the Government Palace, the magnificent murals painted Colima Jorge Chavez Carrillo, illustrating historical themes relating to the Conquest, Colonization and the Revolutionary War. Discover cultural and architectural highlights are: El Teatro Hidalgo,dating from the nineteenth century, the Temple of San Francisco, founded in 1554, the Casa de la Cultura, with an amazing library, exhibition hall, auditorium and workshops in various activities art.

Municipalities
The State of Colima is divided into 10 municipalities, each headed by a municipal president (mayor). Municipalities are named after the city that serves as municipal seat; e.g. themunicipal seat of the Municipality of Manzanillo is the City of Manzanillo. The municipalities (Municipios) are: Colima, Villa de Álvarez, Comala, Cuauhtémoc, Minatitlán, Ixtlahuacán, Tecomán, Manzanillo, Armería and Coquimatlán. These municipalities could be best compared to Counties in the United States, in that they have their own government, police, and services. They also hold their own culturewhich culminates to create the state's culture. Each has its own songs, dances, clothes and traditional foods.

Physical Geography

Colima Volcano has a situated on the border between the Mexican states of Colima and Jalisco. Part, along with the Nevado de Colima (which stands north of the volcano), a protected natural area is named for the latter. Despite its persistent activity has continuedto develop farming in the surrounding region.

Cover the mountainous terrain west, north and eastern part of the entity. The insights of the Jalisco mountains are the highest areas: Cerro Gordo, saws Perote, The Pawn and the foothills of the volcano of Colima. The mountain range is bordered on the south Picila the wide valley of Colima, south, the plains of Tecomán end in a low, sandycoastline. The bank has two large bays, Manzanillo and Santiago, and the Revillagigedo Archipelago. The main rivers are born in Jalisco Colima. The Armory and its tributaries, the Comal and Colima, irrigate its core, the Cihuatlán or Marabasco the western and Coahuayana, with its tributary, the Salado, the eastern waters. In the coastal lagoons are located in Potrero Grande, Miramar, San Pedrito, ofAlcuzahue, Amela and Cuyutlán rich salt deposits. It has a warm subtropical climate, except the mountains, where it is warm and humid plains of Tecoman, where it is warm semi-dry.

Gastronomy

Among the dishes most liked and Colima state representative are the small-sopitos covered with chopped roasted and bathed in "Juice" -, the fat soups, leg, loin or chicken and roasted meats and prepared themon tortillas scraped and gold. The pozole (corn stew) and pork is the traditional dinner, with the characteristic of being dry and juicy. Other typical dishes are the tatemado-pork marinated in coconut vinegar and cooked in red chile-the-gut pepena-stewed beef, and corn martajado cuachala-cooked with shredded chicken. Local varieties of tamales are mule-foot bean, wrapped in "leaf" of corn, not...