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J A L : Travel : Colima, México


A monument to Rey Colimán, by Juan F Olaguibel, erected in 1955

 

Templo de San José, 19th century

 

A garden bed in Villa de Alvarez's main plaza, featuring replicas of Colima's volcanoes

 

El exconvento de San Francisco in Villa de Alvarez.  Franciscan friars founded a monastery in this location in 1554.  Earthquakes, fires and re-models have created a site with layers from different time periods, including stones from the original convento, with pre-hispanic style carvings.


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