Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez, Mexico
Villa de Álvarez
Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez is a town of 117,600 people in Colima, Mexico, founded in 1556.
Why visit Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez
Townapedia lists 15 museums and landmarks, 83 parks and trails, 244 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 13 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include University of Colima, Megapalenque de Villa de Álvarez, Capacha and El Chanal.
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About Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez
Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez is a city in the Mexican state of Colima. It is the municipal seat of Villa de Álvarez municipality. The city is adjacent to the northwest side of the state capital city of Colima and the two can be considered as "twin cities", with Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez having a 2005 census population of 97,701 and Colima having a population of 123,597. They are both part of the Colima-Villa de Álvarez metropolitan area, which includes the population of Colima municipality (132,237) and Villa de Álvarez municipality (100,121).
From the Wikipedia article Villa de Álvarez (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do13
University of Colima
School · 4.6 km
University and open-access publisher
Megapalenque de Villa de Álvarez
Cinema and theater · 2.3 km
Carretera Comala - Villa de Álvarez, Villa de Álvarez
Antiguo Cine Reforma
Cinema and theater · 1.3 km
Antiguo cine, actualmente el edificio se encuentra sin operar y en malas condiciones
373 Gral Manuel Alvarez, Villa de Álvarez
1 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks15
Capacha
Monument and historic site · 5.2 km
Archaeological site in Colima State, Mexico
El Chanal
Monument and historic site · 4.4 km
Archaeological site located at El Chanal town, Mexico
Museo Universitario de Artes Populares María Teresa Pomar
Museum · 2.6 km
Museo de Arte Popular
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3 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds83
71 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes244
Antojitos Oly
Restaurant · Regional · 2.2 km
Restaurante de Antojitos Típicos de Colima
929 Prolongación Miguel Hidalgo, Villa de Álvarez
Mo-Su 13:30-22:00
Restaurante Italiano Bel Paese
Restaurant · Italian · 2.5 km
Restaurant italien
851 Av. Constitución, Colima
Tu-Su 14:00-23:00
Antojería Amorcito Corazón
Restaurant · Regional · 2.5 km
Avenida De los Reporteros, Villa de Álvarez
Mo-Th 18:30-22:30
Antojería de Món
Restaurant · Mexican · 2.1 km
927 Prolongación Miguel Hidalgo, Villa de Álvarez
Mo-Sa 12:00-23:00, Su 12:00-19:30
Bigus
Restaurant · Wings, Ribs · 1.6 km
639-1 H. Ayuntamiento, Villa de Álvarez
Mo-Sa 13:00-16:30, Tu-Su 19:00-24:00
Boston Bar
Bar and pub · Pizza, Burguer, Wings · 2.5 km
900-C Avenida Constitución, Colima
We-Sa 19:00-2:00
Braza y Leña
Restaurant · Pizza · 1.0 km
658 Avenida Merced Cabrera, Villa de Álvarez
Tu-Su 17:00-23:30
Capitán Bucanero Marisquería & Drinks
Restaurant · Seafood · 1.7 km
3 Lateral Paseo Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado, Villa de Álvarez
Fr-Su 12:00-24:00; PH off
Carnes Asadas La Chirimía de Autlán
Restaurant · Taco, Grill · 2.2 km
2 Calle Tekuan, Villa de Álvarez
Tu-Su 18:00-23:30
Carnes Asadas La Parrilla de la Villa
Restaurant · Taco, Grill · 1.9 km
6-A Prolongación Miguel Hidalgo, Villa de Álvarez
18:00-23:45, Tu-Th, Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
Carnes Asadas Los Cruz
Restaurant · Grill · 2.6 km
932-C Akollimán, Villa de Álvarez
Mo-Su 09:00-17:00
232 more on the map.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship20
Rectoría de San Rafael Arcángel
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.2 km
701 Venustiano Carranza, Colima
Grupo Amor de México AR
Church · Cristiana · 1.1 km
307 Gral Manuel Alvarez, Colima
Sagrario de San Felipe de Jesús
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.8 km
70 Calle Constitución, Colima
Shopping35
Chokmah Centro de Artes Marciales
Shop · 1.9 km
182 Lateral Paseo Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado, Villa de Álvarez
Ferretería Lugo
Hardware store · 2.0 km
206 Lateral Paseo Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado, Villa de Álvarez
Gas and EV charging13
Oxxo Gas Diosa GDM
Gas station · 0.8 km
426 Calle María Ahumada de Gómez, Villa de Álvarez
Schools, colleges and libraries114
Universidad de Colima Campus Villa de Álvarez
School
64 Avenida Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, Villa de Álvarez
Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Unidad Colima
School · 1.0 km
262 Calle Gabriel León Polanco, Villa de Álvarez
Healthcare28
Farmacia Guadalajara
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.0 km
168 Paseo Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado, Villa de Alvarez
Farmacia de Genéricos
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.0 km
245 Gral Manuel Alvarez, Colima
Map of Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez
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Getting there and nearby towns
Lic. Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Colima 4 km southeast, about 4 min by car
- El Chanal 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Comala 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- El Trapiche 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Coquimatlán 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Chiapa 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Ocotillo 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Suchitlán 12 km north, about 12 min by car
- Piscila 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Zacualpan 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Villa d Alvarez, Yaomautzin Ohtokani Olvera Lara, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Faculty of Law University of Colima, Elzodiacogriego, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museo Maria Teresa Pomar, Yaomautzin Ohtokani Olvera Lara, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Catedral de Colima, Salvador alc, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zona Arqueológica de El Chanal en Colima, México (15-01-2003), Yaomautzin Ohtokani Olvera Lara, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Campana, Yaomautzin Ohtokani Olvera Lara, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pinacoteca Alfonso Michel, Yaomautzin Ohtokani Olvera Lara, CC BY-SA 3.0
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