Villas de Oro
Villas de Oro is a locality in Villa de Álvarez Municipality, Colima. Villas de Oro is situated nearby to the locality San Miguel, as well as near the neighborhood Villas Providencia.Places of Interest
Highlights include La Campana and Cathedral Basilica of Colima.
La Campana
Archaeological site
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La Campana is an archaeological site included in the Mexican archaeological heritage list since 1917. Located in the vicinity of the city of Colima. This site was the largest prehispanic population center in western Mexico. La Campana is situated 2½ km east of Villas de Oro.
Cathedral Basilica of Colima
Church
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The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe Also Colima Cathedral is the name that receives the most important Catholic church of the city of Colima, in Mexico that was designated 12 of October 1998 by Pope John Paul II, like Basilica Minor, since it is the first consecrated to the Virgin of Guadalupe in Latin America. Cathedral Basilica of Colima is situated 3½ km southeast of Villas de Oro.
Alfonso Michel University Art Gallery
University
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Alfonso Michel University Art Gallery is situated 3½ km southeast of Villas de Oro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colima and Comala.
Colima
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Colima is the capital of Colima state in Mexico. This city is not very touristy. It has a fairly renowned university that conducts a lot of international exchange.
Comala
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Comala is a town of 10,000 people in the southwestern state of Colima, Mexico. It is nicknamed the "White Village of America" as the façades of the buildings in town have all been painted white since the 1960s.
Villas de Oro
- Type: Locality
- Location: Villa de Álvarez Municipality, Colima, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.2633° or 19° 15′ 48″ northLongitude
-103.75105° or 103° 45′ 4″ westElevation
512 metres (1,680 feet)Open location code
75FR767X+8HGeoNames ID
11033024
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In Other Languages
“Villas de Oro” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Villas de Oro”
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