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Cozumel (kōzə`mel), resort island, c.190 sq mi (490 sq km), Quintana Roo state, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea off the E coast of the Yucatán peninsula. It is famed for its beaches and coral reef (declared a national park in 1996). The island was inhabited by the Maya before it was visited by Spanish explorer Fernández de Córdoba Fernández de Córdoba, Francisco , d. 1518?, Spanish explorer in Mexico. Sailing from Cuba on a slave hunt, he discovered Yucatán in 1517. He died from wounds received in a battle with the Maya. His explorations were furthered by Juan de Grijalva.
..... Click the link for more information. (1517) and by conquistador Hernán Cortes Cortes , representative assembly in Spain. The institution originated (12th–13th cent.) in various Spanish regions with the Christian reconquest; until the 19th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. in 1519. Long a favored destination for sports diving, the island was not extensively developed for tourism until the 1960s. It is now a popular cruise and tourist destination. Cozumel suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Ida is currently about 100 miles (155 kilometers) north-northeast of Cozumel, Mexico, and is moving near 10 miles (17 kilometers) per hour, the NHC said. Dorothy Jewitt, 65, and husband Harry, 69, from Uphill Road, Llanrumney, Cardiff, took their copy of the Echo on holiday with them to Cozumel, Mexico. The 11-night Caribbean voyages will see it making stops at George Town, Grand Cayman; Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Roatan, Honduras and Cozumel, Mexico. |
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