History
Happy 39th Birthday to the State of Quintana Roo
The State of Quintana Roo will mark it’s 39th birthday next week. The state’s official name is Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana...
Laura WilkinsonOctober 7, 2013
Mexicans Who Made History: A Series For Independence Month: Cecilio Borge Sade
Cecilio Borge Sade was born in 1913, in the then Turkish territory of Lebanon. His childhood journey to Cozumel, which would eventually become...
Laura WilkinsonOctober 1, 2013
Mexicans Who Made History: A Series For Independence Month: Dr. Adolfo Rosado Salas
While many Cozumel residents and visitors are familiar with the street named after Dr. Adolfo Rosado Salas, there are probably not so many...
Laura WilkinsonSeptember 24, 2013
Mexicans Who Made History: A Series For Independence Month: General Rafael E. Melgar
Rafael Eustacio Melgar Andrade was a Mexican soldier and politician, who was born in Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán, Oaxaca in 1887. He fought in...
Laura WilkinsonSeptember 17, 2013
Walking through a few Mexican flavors, tastes and history by Monica Sauza
For the 5th year in a row, Cozumel 4 You devotes the month of September, Patriot Month, to learning about Mexican history, culture,...
Monica SauzaSeptember 13, 2013
Mexicans Who Made History: A Series For Independence Month: Andres Quintana Roo
Andres Quintana Roo was born in Merida, Yucatan on November 30, 1787. He studied in the Seminario de San Idelfonso de Mérida, and...
Laura WilkinsonSeptember 11, 2013
Cozumel’s Cinema “Cecilio Borge” Closes After Over 30 Years
Cozumel’s iconic cinema, Cecilio Borge, has finally closed it’s doors after more than 30 years in operation. In a touching and nostalgic letter,...
Laura WilkinsonMay 31, 2013
May 10: Mother’s Day by Monica Sauza
Unlike the US when it takes place on the second Sunday in May as approved by the US Congress in 1914, Mother’s Day...
Monica SauzaMay 13, 2013
5 de Mayo’ and May 1st by Monica Sauza
In addition to the well-known Conquest by the Spaniards, internal conflicts and several interventions other countries ending in wars, are also part of...
Monica SauzaMay 6, 2013
Cozumel’s “Muelle Fiscal” Celebrates 75 Years
Cozumel’s downtown fiscal pier, or “muelle fiscal,” recently celebrated 75 years of existence, according to the island’s official historian, Velio Vivas Valdés. Although...
Laura WilkinsonMay 2, 2013
