His name has to do with a kind of imaginary beings inhabitants of the streams that were known as "Chanos". Due to the large number of representations of the God of Rain: Tlaloc, which exist in the region, it is likely that the name is a reminder of the myths that should accompany his devotion and worship.

Hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 18:00 hours.

Services available in the area: There are guided by the archaeologist responsible for the area, with a duration of 40 min. In the access area, it has an area in which visitors at the end of the visit, can rest on a covered space, where is the box office.

Contact: Centro INAH Colima 01 (312) 3 13 49 45.

Recommendations: For visitors to enjoy the journey, should wear comfortable clothes preferably long-sleeved shirt, bottled water, hat or other accessory to cover the head from the sun, closed flat shoe either tennis or boots.

The most common route of access is known as "the road to Chanal" which begins in the NE corner of the main square of the city of Colima, which corresponds to Venustiano Carranza same street that runs from south to north and crossing the avenues San Fernando, Felipe Sevilla del Río and the Third Ring, where from the latter, the road has bearing traces, which lead to the entrance of the village, which corresponds to the main street Aniceto Castellanos; One block is traversed at the corner and turn right to reach Calle Bonampak and the background of this is is open access to the public area. For visitors arriving from Guadalajara to Colima, take the road that says Colima, to enter the Boulevard Camino Real and reaching the turnoff to Comala, is taken to the right corresponds to the so-called Third Avenue beltway; after traveling just over three kilometers, again it turns right to enter the street Venustiano Carranza, where the English College and its traces of bearing will reach the village of El Chanal, as mentioned in the above description. For visitors to Colima Manzanillo, there are many outlets that lead to the Third beltway, where once being in it, seeks turning north on the street Venustiano Carranza and thence to the village El Chanal. Conceptual Content Very likely this site called El Chanal, by the presence today of myths that talk about beings living near streams and called milkfish, which are remembrance of the ancient cults to Tlaloc, deity who is widely represented in the area, mainly on the steps of one of the foundations that have recorded reliefs of Tlaloc and Ehecatl. Within the area open to the public, which was captured architectural manifestation of the groups that inhabited this important site in pre-Hispanic times, it is represented by ceremonial bases, plazas, altars, a ballgame and housing foundations. Thanks to the materials found: metal, plumbate ceramics, obsidian and Xipe Totec sculptures made of clay, it seems that this site was associated at the time with the city of Tula. Chronology: 1300. 1400 C. d. C. Location main chronological: Early Postclassic 1100-1400 d.