Saint Gabriel
Saint Gabriel
Undertaking the journey in search of San Gabriel, a community located 40 km from Ixtlahuacán and just over an hour from the city of Colima, will be an unforgettable experience.
The grotto will impress you because it is not at the mouth of some mountain, but in the depths of the earth. It will be necessary to go down a spiral staircase through a hole, which is covered by the huge roots of a tree.
At the end of the tour you will discover an opening in the ground, so small that you will hesitate to enter it. However, the emotion grows through the hole that gives rise to a staircase that leads to the grotto.
It is a true spectacle for the variety of colors and whimsical shapes. The camera, which is approximately 30m long, 15m wide and 30m high, will make you think of the wonderful way nature has to express itself.
Los Ortices
Three kilometers south of the spa of this population, are the caves of Tampumachay. They have several rooms and a complicated path that reaches 400 m in length. The company that controls the spa is the one that organizes the tours, only on Sundays.
20 km south of the city of Colima, on highway no. 110. Turn left at Los Asmoles.
Ixtlahuacan
One kilometer from the town of San Gabriel these interesting caves are located. Their entrance is a shaft about 15 m deep that leads to a large room with stalagmites and stalactites. Judging by the remains of a stone shrine found in the entrance hall, it is inferred that some kind of ceremonial activity existed in the place. It is advisable to be accompanied by a local guide.
It is located in San Gabriel, 35 km southeast of the city of Colima, by highway no. 110, junction on the left with State Highway No. 60.
Source: Unknown Mexico Guide, Colima, June 2000
