Plaza de los Altares

Plaza de los Altares is a ruins in , . Plaza de los Altares is situated nearby to , as well as near the ruins .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include El Chanal and La Campana.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site located at town, 4 kilometres north of the city of Colima, . Based on its extension, over 50 hectares, it is probable that it was the largest settlement of the state of ; it developed on both banks of the “Río Verde” or Río Colima.

Archaeological site
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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. is situated 3½ km southwest of Plaza de los Altares.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comala.

Photo: Pabloangulo84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of 10,000 people in the southwestern state of , . It is nicknamed the "White Village of America" as the façades of the buildings in town have all been painted white since the 1960s.

Plaza de los Altares

Latitude
19.2931° or 19° 17′ 35″ north
Longitude
-103.70589° or 103° 42′ 21″ west
Open location code
75FR77VV+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7295004411
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zona Arqueologica El Chanal and Plaza Redonda.

Nearby Places

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