There are organized bus tours of the countryside around Manzanillo. However, our new friends, Elizabeth and Richard from Sea Gnome, came to the rescue so we could experience the area in a unique way. Elizabeth found a taxi driver she liked, and arranged a day trip that they invited us to join. It was fabulous. We visited La Gruta de San Gabriel, which was discovered in 1949, but only recently been opened to the public. La Gruta is a natural cave, about 160 feet underground which is accessed via a spiral staircase and ladder. It is also an archeological site which includes an underground ampitheatre. The area is under restoration, and is presumed to have been a ceremonial site some 2000 years ago. Although the site was closed that day, our driver, Raul, managed to convince the custodians to take us in. This included loading a generator from their house into the back of their pick-up, climbing in, and backing down a dirt road to the cave. Workers were installing rocks on the roadway, and were allowed to join our party, as they had never seen the cave. The workers thought it was as magical as we did. I doubt very many turistas have experienced this unique spot in this unique way. We all dubbed it the best day! After that, we went to lunch in Comala and were able to view the two volcanos (the active one was sending up a plume that day). Then we went to Colima to experience more newly discovered ruins and to see the colonial capital city and zocalo.
Colima ruins.
Colima zocalo.
There are organized bus tours of the countryside around Manzanillo. However, our new friends, Elizabeth and Richard from Sea Gnome, came to the rescue so we could experience the area in a unique way. Elizabeth found a taxi driver she liked, and arranged a day trip that they invited us to join. It was fabulous. We visited La Gruta de San Gabriel, which was discovered in 1949, but only recently been opened to the public. La Gruta is a natural cave, about 160 feet underground which is accessed via a spiral staircase and ladder. It is also an archeological site which includes an underground ampitheatre. The area is under restoration, and is presumed to have been a ceremonial site some 2000 years ago. Although the site was closed that day, our driver, Raul, managed to convince the custodians to take us in. This included loading a generator from their house into the back of their pick-up, climbing in, and backing down a dirt road to the cave. Workers were installing rocks on the roadway, and were allowed to join our party, as they had never seen the cave. The workers thought it was as magical as we did. I doubt very many turistas have experienced this unique spot in this unique way. We all dubbed it the best day! After that, we went to lunch in Comala and were able to view the two volcanos (the active one was sending up a plume that day). Then we went to Colima to experience more newly discovered ruins and to see the colonial capital city and zocalo.
Colima ruins. 
Colima zocalo.
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