Top choice in Western Central Highlands
Casa Alvarada is a homey and very welcoming B&B run by English-speaking guide Júpiter Rivera and his wife Mara. The three rooms, one suite and a detached villa are themed and decorated with local folk art; the villa named after the painter Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo sleeps four and has its own kitchen.
Lavish breakfasts are served family-style, and the patio has a sumptuous hammock bed. The bathrooms have what must be the most powerful showers south of the border.
19.36 MILES
Volcán Nevado de Colima (4260m) is accessible on foot from the last week of October till the first week of June. Patches of pine forest cover Nevado’s…
Museo Regional de Historia de Colima
5.87 MILES
This excellent museum in a colonial era casona (mansion) has an extensive collection of well-labeled artifacts spanning the region’s history, from ancient…
1.41 MILES
Comala’s obligatory sight is this former home of Mexican artist Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo (1923–2000), which now contains a museum dedicated to the man’s…
16.15 MILES
Overlooking Comala and Colima, 23km and 30km to the north respectively, is smoking Volcán de Fuego (3820m), Mexico’s most active volcano. It has erupted…
Museo Universitario de Artes Populares
5.69 MILES
Colima's best museum, this is a showcase for folk art including a superb collection of masks, mojigangas (giant puppets), musical instruments, baskets and…
Museo Nacional de la Escultura Sebastián
0.53 MILES
Housed in an eye-catching steel and glass structure, the 'National Sculpture Museum Sebastián' is a two room gallery showcasing over 70 works, most by one…
La Campana Archaeological Site
4.25 MILES
The low, pyramid-like structures at this bell-shaped (thus campana) archaeological site date from as early as 1500 BC. They have been excavated since the…
4.17 MILES
Some 4km northeast of Colima, this extensive, manicured site was settled some time around 1300 BC, reaching its zenith between AD 1100 and 1400. There are…
1. Templo de San Miguel Arcángel
0.23 MILES
Comala's parish church is at the northeast corner of the Plaza Principal.
2. Museo Nacional de la Escultura Sebastián
0.53 MILES
Housed in an eye-catching steel and glass structure, the 'National Sculpture Museum Sebastián' is a two room gallery showcasing over 70 works, most by one…
1.41 MILES
Comala’s obligatory sight is this former home of Mexican artist Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo (1923–2000), which now contains a museum dedicated to the man’s…
4. El Chanal Archaeological Site
4.17 MILES
Some 4km northeast of Colima, this extensive, manicured site was settled some time around 1300 BC, reaching its zenith between AD 1100 and 1400. There are…
5. La Campana Archaeological Site
4.25 MILES
The low, pyramid-like structures at this bell-shaped (thus campana) archaeological site date from as early as 1500 BC. They have been excavated since the…
6. Museo Universitario de Artes Populares
5.69 MILES
Colima's best museum, this is a showcase for folk art including a superb collection of masks, mojigangas (giant puppets), musical instruments, baskets and…
7. Pinacoteca Universitaria Alfonso Michel
5.81 MILES
The modern entrance to this gallery leads into a 19th-century courtyard surrounded by seven halls filled with surrealist art. Included is a permanent…
8. Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
5.86 MILES
Light floods what is officially called the Basílica Menor Catedral de Colima from its circular dome windows on the northeast side of Plaza Principal. It…