Villas del Río
Villas del Río is a neighborhood in Villa de Álvarez Municipality, Colima. Villas del Río is situated nearby to the neighborhood Villas Coliman, as well as near Jardines de la Villa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cathedral Basilica of Colima and Alfonso Michel University Art Gallery.
Cathedral Basilica of Colima
Church
Photo: Salvador alc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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 northeast of Villas del Río.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colima and Comala.
Colima
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colima is the capital of Colima state in Mexico. This city is not very touristy but richly rewards the intrepid traveler who comes looking to experience a small state capitol with colonial architecture, an excellent state museum and a portrait gallery, fun…
Comala
Photo: Pabloangulo84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 del Río
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Villas del Rio”
- Category: locality
- Location: Villa de Álvarez Municipality, Colima, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.25243° or 19° 15′ 9″ northLongitude
-103.74368° or 103° 44′ 37″ westElevation
493 metres (1,617 feet)Open location code
75FR7724+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 13180632868OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
11033032
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In Other Languages
“Villas del Río” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Villas del Río”
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