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MYTH #3:
IT'S TOO HOT AND MUGGY
Don't knock it till you've tried it! Stop
complaining and belly up to the pool bar and have another margarita! Go explore
a coral reef by trying snorkeling or scuba diving.
Take a ride into the
mountains and enjoy our tropical rain forest. Take a hike up a creek, and
jump in and cool off when you get too warm. Bathing suits optional!
Visit our 31-mile lagoon with
hundreds of water birds and other interesting creatures. Take a kayak trip down
the Marabasco River that leads to the sea. Go horseback riding through the
jungle. Are you cool enough yet?
Go for a swim at the base of the El Salto waterfall, and float down the
canyon. There's hardly ever anyone there, and you can hike up to the top (where
there are more natural pools), or explore the small grotto on the other side of the
canyon. There're picnic tables, barbecue grills, and several man-made
swimming pools (fed by the waterfall), so you'll have plenty of choices to
stay cool.
There are dozens of ways to chill out and enjoy the fruits of summer,
including melons, papayas, mangoes, bananas, and coconuts (which can be turned
into some very interesting tropical drinks, such as margaritas, piņa coladas,
and daiquiris)!
Gomanzanillo!
No doubt summer is absolutely the best time to
visit Manzanillo. The hills are the greenest, the water's the warmest, and best
of all, you'll have the beaches all to yourself (unless this story about
our fabulous summers in friendly Manzanillo changes
everything)!
For further information on Manzanillo and the state of Colima, order Susan Dearing's 150-page tourist guidebook.
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