The city is well known internationally for deep-sea fishing and the green flash phenomenon during sunsets, as well as the warm waters of the ocean. The city is a destination resort and has many hotels and self-contained resorts, particularly built on the small peninsula jutting out into the Pacific from the city centre. Just south is the resort Las Hadas ("the fairies"), which is the most famous of the city's resorts, having been featured in the movie 10 starring Bo Derek and Dudley Moore. It is also a popular cruise ship port of call. Many tourists go from their cruise ships on city tours or snorkeling trips in Manzanillo Bay, where a 300-foot-long (91 m) cargo ship sunk in a hurricane in 1959 is a popular spot for both snorkeling and scuba diving. Other wrecks and reefs plentiful with fish are scattered throughout the bay.
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