Colima, State capital in west-central Mexico
ColimaisthecapitalofthecorrespondingstateinwestcentralMexicoandoccupiesavalleyataround495meterselevation.Volcaniclandscapedefinesthegeographyandgivesthesettlementanaturalframe.
ThesettlementwasestablishedinJanuary1527afterapreviousattemptfromadecadeearlierhadcollapsedduetodiseaseoutbreaks.Colonialauthoritiesreorganizedtheeffortandanchoredthecommunitymorereliably.
Thenameofthesettlementcomesfromthewordusedbyancestorsofindigenouspeopleinthelocalregion.Neoclassicalarchitecturedefinesthecenterwherefamiliesandfriendsgatherforreligiousceremoniesandweekendevents.
Walkerscanmovewithoutmucheffortthroughcentralareasasgentleterraincoversmostroutes.Weekendsandearlyeveningsarethetimeswhenthemainsquaresseemoremovement.
SiteslikeElChanalandLaCampanadisplaytechniquesfromtimeswellaheadofcolonialarrival.Notmanyvisitorsrealizecertainstructureswereerectedusinginterlockingstoneblockswithoutmortar.
Location: Colima
Inception: January 20, 1527
Website: http://colima.gob.mx
GPS coordinates: 19.24340,-103.72807
Latest update: December 5, 2025 16:30
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