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Manzanillo

American  
[mahn-sah-nee-yaw] / ˌmɑn sɑˈni yɔ /

noun

  1. a seaport in SE Cuba.


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“I never supported the whole ‘hugs not bullets’ policy,” said Marisol Morales, 41, an assistant elementary school principal in the Pacific port city of Manzanillo.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The chemicals are shipped to Mexican seaports in the Pacific, primarily container and bulk terminals in Manzanillo and Lázaro Cárdenas, and then trucked north.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

In 2015, Hurricane Patricia, a Category 5 hurricane, also made landfall on the same sparsely-populated stretch of coastline between the resort of Puerto Vallarta and the major port of Manzanillo.

From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2023

Two days after the rescue, the boat found a huge school of tuna, allowing it to fill its hold and turn for its home port of Manzanillo.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

In Manzanillo, they might find a freighter headed to California, and they could probably hitch a ride.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple