Manzanillo - Barra de Navidad Area
Manzanillo, Mexico
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Outstanding view from Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo
Heading down for breakfast; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo.
Restaurant area; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo
Another view, restaurant area; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo
Morning sun shines in from balcony; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo
Colorful balcony view; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo
Room interior; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo
View of surrounding countryside from hotel walkway, Manzanillo
Another view from hotel walkway, Manzanillo
Doris getting pictures of macaws; hotel pool area, Manzanillo
Sierra Hotel as seen from one of the highest points on the Santiago Peninsula
Sierra Hotel; another view
Las Hadas Resort; birds-eye view
The view is just as impressive with camera pointed in the opposite direction as above
Another colorful view of the Santiago Peninsula from a high point
Sierra Hotel; you can see the beach from this angle
Marimba band performs at Manzanillo Grill; Santiago Peninsula
View of Las Hadas Resort from the water(paddleboat)
Hungry birds love our bread crumbs; Las Hadas paddleboat
View from paddleboat rental area; Las Hadas
View from pool area, looking toward beach; Las Hadas
Sailcraft in dock, Las Hadas marina
Another view, Las Hadas marina area
One more view, Las Hadas marina
Pool island, Las Hadas. Can you find the iguana?
Another view, pool island - and another iguana
This iguana apparently does not mind being stroked
This iguana has the look of a little dinosaur
Rope bridge, pool area; Las Hadas Resort, Manzanillo
You might remember a rather tipsy Dudley Moore trying to make it across this bridge in the movie "10"
(127 KB) Large panoramic view; Las Hadas pool area
You can have your hair put into Bo Derek braids for a price(filming of movie "10" done here)
(110 KB) Las Hadas waiter uniform - all white, complete with neck sunshield
Poolside, Las Hadas; the island in the pool is a haven for iguanas
Iguanas survey the swimming pool from their island; Las Hadas Resort
This iguana allowed me to get a good closeup
(107 KB) Iguanas DO occasionally swim in pool, apparently not bothered by the chlorine (not swimming in this picture)
Smaller version of above
(81 KB) Large closeup of two iguanas
Smaller version of above
A long download (112 KB), this view of Las Hadas marina area is worth it
"Regular size"(42 KB) version of above
Colima Cafe; Manzanillo
Colima Cafe; another view
Not quite ready to harvest bananas. Banana plantations were a common sight on the road from Manzanillo to Barra de Navidad.
Very immature bananas; roadside just north of Manzanillo
Streetscene; Barra de Navidad
Boy displays crab found on Barra de Navidad beach
Melon on a stick for sale; Barra de Navidad beachfront
Couple of mermaids; monument, B-Navidad beachfront
The locals use make heavy use of small outboards; Laguna Barra de Navidad
Looking across Laguna Barra de Navidad from the Sands Hotel
Another view looking out across lagoon from the Sands Hotel
View overlooking the pool; Sands Hotel
Interior courtyard; Sands Hotel, Barra de Navidad
Lush exterior gardens; Sands Hotel
Looking back toward the crowded beach from a small boat; Laguna Barra de Navidad
Our water guide to B-Navidad, spoke about as much English as we spoke Spanish
Swimmers frolic on a sandbar; Laguna Barra de Navidad
Just completed luxury hotel, the Gran Bahia, across the lagoon from B-Navidad
Another view of the Gran Bahia
Barra de Navidad has lots of "eat on the beach" restaurants like this
Beachside restaurant; B-Navidad
Looking down the beach; B-Navidad
Another view down the beach; B-Navidad
Another view, beachside restaurant; B-Navidad
Coconuts on the beach; B-Navidad
Spider Monkeys(once found naturally in this area); Sands Hotel, B-Navidad
Beautiful macaw we spotted through a doorway from the street; B-Navidad
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Outstanding view from Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo 
Heading down for breakfast; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo.
Restaurant area; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo 
Another view, restaurant area; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo
Morning sun shines in from balcony; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo 
Colorful balcony view; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo
Room interior; Plaza Las Glorias, Manzanillo
View of surrounding countryside from hotel walkway, Manzanillo
Another view from hotel walkway, Manzanillo
Doris getting pictures of macaws; hotel pool area, Manzanillo
Sierra Hotel as seen from one of the highest points on the Santiago Peninsula
Sierra Hotel; another view
Las Hadas Resort; birds-eye view 
The view is just as impressive with camera pointed in the opposite direction
as above
Another colorful view of the Santiago Peninsula from a high point 
Sierra Hotel; you can see the beach from this angle
Marimba band performs at Manzanillo Grill; Santiago Peninsula
View of Las Hadas Resort from the water(paddleboat)
Hungry birds love our bread crumbs; Las Hadas paddleboat 
View from paddleboat rental area; Las Hadas
View from pool area, looking toward beach; Las Hadas 
Sailcraft in dock, Las Hadas marina
Another view, Las Hadas marina area
One more view, Las Hadas marina
Pool island, Las Hadas. Can you find the iguana?
Another view, pool island - and another iguana
This iguana apparently does not mind being stroked
This iguana has the look of a little dinosaur
Rope bridge, pool area; Las Hadas Resort, Manzanillo
You might remember a rather tipsy Dudley Moore trying to make it across
this bridge in the movie "10" 
(127 KB) Large panoramic view; Las Hadas pool area
You can have your hair put into Bo Derek braids for a price(filming of movie
"10" done here) 
(110 KB) Las Hadas waiter uniform - all white, complete with neck sunshield
Poolside, Las Hadas; the island in the pool is a haven for iguanas 
Iguanas survey the swimming pool from their island; Las Hadas Resort 
This iguana allowed me to get a good closeup 
(107 KB) Iguanas DO occasionally swim in pool, apparently not bothered by
the chlorine (not swimming in this picture)
Smaller version of above
(81 KB) Large closeup of two iguanas 
Smaller version of above
A long download (112 KB), this view of Las Hadas marina area is worth it
"Regular size"(42 KB) version of above
Colima Cafe; Manzanillo
Colima Cafe; another view
Not quite ready to harvest bananas. Banana plantations were a common sight
on the road from Manzanillo to Barra de Navidad.
Very immature bananas; roadside just north of Manzanillo
Streetscene; Barra de Navidad 
Boy displays crab found on Barra de Navidad beach 
Melon on a stick for sale; Barra de Navidad beachfront
Couple of mermaids; monument, B-Navidad beachfront
The locals use make heavy use of small outboards; Laguna Barra de Navidad
Looking across Laguna Barra de Navidad from the Sands Hotel 
Another view looking out across lagoon from the Sands Hotel 
View overlooking the pool; Sands Hotel
Interior courtyard; Sands Hotel, Barra de Navidad 
Lush exterior gardens; Sands Hotel
Looking back toward the crowded beach from a small boat; Laguna Barra de
Navidad 
Our water guide to B-Navidad, spoke about as much English as we spoke Spanish
Swimmers frolic on a sandbar; Laguna Barra de Navidad 
Just completed luxury hotel, the Gran Bahia, across the lagoon from B-Navidad
Another view of the Gran Bahia
Barra de Navidad has lots of "eat on the beach" restaurants like this 
Beachside restaurant; B-Navidad 
Looking down the beach; B-Navidad 
Another view down the beach; B-Navidad 
Another view, beachside restaurant; B-Navidad
Coconuts on the beach; B-Navidad
Spider Monkeys(once found naturally in this area); Sands Hotel, B-Navidad
Beautiful macaw we spotted through a doorway from the street; B-Navidad