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Manzanillo, Mexico...recommendations?
I'd love to hear any recommendations, stories, experiences in about
Manzanillo....am considering a trip this July for my honeymoon... Thanks! J. |
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Nah. Not for a honeymoon. Manzanillo is surrounded by oil fields and is
a FINCA "planned" resort that never quite got off the ground. Lots of wonderful places to spend a honeymoon in Mexico, but that's not one of them. Tell us what you are looking for and we can make some alternate suggestions : |
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We want to be on the beach first. And we want to find a great resort with
all the amenities...but we also would like to be able to get into 'real' mexico, and get away from the resorts and see some smaller towns and things that we wouldn't have a chance to see staying in or near a large resort or resort town. We want to have access to a lot of activities...the ones you would normally find near the ocean (swimming, diving, etc...) plus hiking, bicycling too....are we asking too much? Someone suggested mazatlan... or puerto escondido... Thanks! J. "Tracy" wrote in message ups.com... Nah. Not for a honeymoon. Manzanillo is surrounded by oil fields and is a FINCA "planned" resort that never quite got off the ground. Lots of wonderful places to spend a honeymoon in Mexico, but that's not one of them. Tell us what you are looking for and we can make some alternate suggestions : |
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I come to Mexico often. Others can give you information on the
resorts, my report is on the small hotels in cities and towns the locals as well as Norte Americanos use. Most of these hotels are the ones that were popular years ago before the mega resorts. This trip, I left Denver three weeks ago driving in and out of coastal towns. As for large resort type cities, I liked Puerto Vallarta the best as it has a mixture of everything. Boating, snorkeling, shopping, many bars and retaurents, and trips to old minig towns in the mountains. My favorite area in PV is the old Zona Romantica downtown south of rio cuali. Mazatlan was OK as was Manzanillo. I like the beaches in Manzanillo better than Mazatlan. The city however is very crowded with narrow streets and some air polution. If you want a flavor of Mexico stay a night or two in one of thewse small cheap hotels in the downtown areas. Suggestions-- Mazatlan- Hotel Del Rio on avenida Jaurez, two blocks from the beach. Puerto Vallarta- Hotel Hortencia in zona romantica also Posada Lily a half block from the beach Manzanillo- Hotel Colonia Small town beaches are ussually nicer than the resorts. Check out La Manzanilla, and the towns of Barra de Navidad and Melaque on Bahia de Navidad both areas only a half hour north of Manzanillo. San Pancho and Guayabitis north of PV and San Blas south of Mazatlan. San Blas has a wild life refuge where you can take a boat ride through the jungle and see many tropical birds and crocodiles. Now I am at lake Chapala staying in chapala and Ajijic then onto Morelia, Guanajuato, San Migael Allende in the interior before returning to the states. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Jerry B JJ wrote: We want to be on the beach first. And we want to find a great resort with all the amenities...but we also would like to be able to get into 'real' mexico, and get away from the resorts and see some smaller towns and things that we wouldn't have a chance to see staying in or near a large resort or resort town. We want to have access to a lot of activities...the ones you would normally find near the ocean (swimming, diving, etc...) plus hiking, bicycling too....are we asking too much? Someone suggested mazatlan... or puerto escondido... Thanks! J. "Tracy" wrote in message ups.com... Nah. Not for a honeymoon. Manzanillo is surrounded by oil fields and is a FINCA "planned" resort that never quite got off the ground. Lots of wonderful places to spend a honeymoon in Mexico, but that's not one of them. Tell us what you are looking for and we can make some alternate suggestions : |
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Now I am at lake Chapala staying in chapala and Ajijic then onto Morelia, Guanajuato, San Migael Allende in the interior before returning to the states. Let me know if you have any specific questions. thanks....that's great info.. J. |
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JerryB wrote: I come to Mexico often. Others can give you information on the .....snip.... Now I am at lake Chapala staying in chapala and Ajijic then onto Morelia, Guanajuato, San Migael Allende in the interior before returning to the states. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Jerry B apologies for hijacking this thread but I caught your current location. I would be interested in hearing of your experiences in the Lake Chapala region as well of any suggestions for places to stay and to visit for mid-fifties couple not living the fast pace. Is the area really deteriorating and drying up as notably as some articles I have seen claim and are forecasting doom for the lake to be a chemical laden swamp? We hear many ex-pat Canadians, none who I know unfortunately, have retired in the region and has peaked our interest to at least go check it out. Ed |
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JerryB, a repost in case you missed my original under original thread
( Manzanillo, Mexico...recommendations?) asking about Lake Chapala region .. JerryB wrote: I come to Mexico often. Others can give you information on the .....snip.... Now I am at lake Chapala staying in chapala and Ajijic then onto Morelia, Guanajuato, San Migael Allende in the interior before returning to the states. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Jerry B apologies for hijacking this thread but I caught your current location. I would be interested in hearing of your experiences in the Lake Chapala region as well of any suggestions for places to stay and to visit for mid-fifties couple not living the fast pace. Is the area really deteriorating and drying up as notably as some articles I have seen claim and are forecasting doom for the lake to be a chemical laden swamp? We hear many ex-pat Canadians, none who I know unfortunately, have retired in the region and has peaked our interest to at least go check it out. Ed |
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JerryB, a repost in case you missed my original under original thread
( Manzanillo, Mexico...recommendations?) asking about Lake Chapala region .. JerryB wrote: I come to Mexico often. Others can give you information on the .....snip.... Now I am at lake Chapala staying in chapala and Ajijic then onto Morelia, Guanajuato, San Migael Allende in the interior before returning to the states. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Jerry B apologies for hijacking this thread but I caught your current location. I would be interested in hearing of your experiences in the Lake Chapala region as well of any suggestions for places to stay and to visit for mid-fifties couple not living the fast pace. Is the area really deteriorating and drying up as notably as some articles I have seen claim and are forecasting doom for the lake to be a chemical laden swamp? We hear many ex-pat Canadians, none who I know unfortunately, have retired in the region and has peaked our interest to at least go check it out. Ed |
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Ed & Sue Beresnikow wrote in message ...
JerryB, a repost in case you missed my original under original thread ( Manzanillo, Mexico...recommendations?) asking about Lake Chapala region .. JerryB wrote: I come to Mexico often. Others can give you information on the ....snip.... Now I am at lake Chapala staying in chapala and Ajijic then onto Morelia, Guanajuato, San Migael Allende in the interior before returning to the states. Let me know if you have any specific questions. Jerry B apologies for hijacking this thread but I caught your current location. I would be interested in hearing of your experiences in the Lake Chapala region as well of any suggestions for places to stay and to visit for mid-fifties couple not living the fast pace. Is the area really deteriorating and drying up as notably as some articles I have seen claim and are forecasting doom for the lake to be a chemical laden swamp? Ed; Have recieved two of your messages and attempted to respond with two Emails from here in Mexico. On both occasions I received a mailer demon that your service denied sending. Will try again this week-end when I return to the states. Do you have another Email address? Jerry Bianchi We hear many ex-pat Canadians, none who I know unfortunately, have retired in the region and has peaked our interest to at least go check it out. Ed |
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Jerry Bianchi wrote: Ed; Have recieved two of your messages and attempted to respond with two Emails from here in Mexico. On both occasions I received a mailer demon that your service denied sending. Will try again this week-end when I return to the states. Do you have another Email address? Jerry Bianchi sorry Jerry, my fault. Reply to: is sort of spam proofed .. take the lid out of the destination string for correct address. Ed |
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