A new month: Manzanillo

Back along the coast, I'm in Manzanillo, the largest seaport on the Mexican Pacific. For me it lacks some of the attractions of Mazatlan or its Gulf rival Veracruz but there are diversions. My hotel, the Colonial, echoes the styles of earlier centuries despite dating from only 1942. The city is squeezed by the hills into whatever apace it can get, as happens in Rio de Janieiro. It's famous for fish, despite the meaty menu on the wall and the seagulls standing on the dock of the bay. At dusk the Mexican flag is ceremonially lowered and folded.Read more