Cuyutlán
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Cuyutlán is a town in the Mexican
state of Colima
, on the Pacific Ocean
. Cuyutlán belongs to the municipality of Armería. There is also a Lagoon of Cuyutlán, which belongs to Armería
and Manzanillo
, the main Mexican harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Sea salt is produced there and has been since pre Columbian times.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Colima
Colima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
, on the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. Cuyutlán belongs to the municipality of Armería. There is also a Lagoon of Cuyutlán, which belongs to Armería
Armería
Armería is a municipality in the south-central part of the Mexican state of Colima. The municipality reported 24,939 inhabitants in the 2005 census and has an area of 341.6 km² . Its municipal seat is Ciudad de Armería; with a 2005 census population of 14,091, this is the fifth-largest community...
and Manzanillo
Manzanillo, Colima
The name Manzanillo refers to the city as well as its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port. Manzanillo was the third port created by the Spanish in the Pacific during the New Spain period...
, the main Mexican harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Sea salt is produced there and has been since pre Columbian times.