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GEM: Gringo En Mexico Airs Cozumel Episodes
The popular TV series, “Gringo en Mexico,” recently aired a Cozumel based episode of the program, which you can see here in YouTube. ...
Laura WilkinsonFebruary 10, 2014
Cozumel’s Iconic Fountain To Be Relocated Due to Construction of New Downtown Berths for Visiting Yachts
Plans have recently been announced to relocate the iconic fountain “Atardecer Marino,” or “Sunset Sailor” in English, to an undisclosed location. The fountain,...
Laura WilkinsonJanuary 23, 2014
Honoring Traditions: “Las Cabañuelas,” Mayan Weather Predictions
by Monica Sauza The ancient Mayans are revered for their knowledge of astronomy, however, they have also left behind another gift, the tradition...
Monica SauzaJanuary 14, 2014
9 Tons of Cozumel Electronic & Appliance Garbage Collected
On Wednesday January 8th CAMAR, Cozumel’s Centro de Acopio de Materiales Reciclables (recycling center), will close their program of collecting used electronics, household...
Laura WilkinsonJanuary 10, 2014
Cozumel’s “Palacio Municipal” To Have Elevator Installed in 2014
According to a recent press release from Cozumel officials, Cozumel’s “Palacio Municipal,” or City Hall in English, will have an elevator installed in...
Laura WilkinsonJanuary 3, 2014
Effects of the Mexican Revolution on Cozumel
by Prof. Velio Vivas Valdez, Cozumel’s Official Historian On the 103rd anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle that covered Mexico in...
Laura WilkinsonNovember 26, 2013
Happy 164th Anniversary Cozumel!
This November 21, San Miguel de Cozumel celebrates the 164th. anniversary of its foundation. Many are the events involved in Cozumel’s history. In...
Laura WilkinsonNovember 25, 2013
Tuesday: Cruise Ships in Every Cozumel Pier, First Time in 7 Months
This past Tuesday marked the first time in seven months that there were cruise ships in all three Cozumel piers on the same...
Laura WilkinsonNovember 14, 2013
Quintana Roo: a long history about a young state by Professor Velio Vivas Valdes
On October 8th, the Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo (Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo) celebrated 39 years in existence. ...
Laura WilkinsonOctober 16, 2013
October 12th by Monica Sauza
On August 3, 1492, sailing with three ships – the Santa María, the flagship, La Niña and La Pinta –, Christopher Columbus set...
Monica SauzaOctober 14, 2013
