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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 | A CENTURY-OLD TOWER, survivor of many a hurricane, marks the southernmost tip of Mexico's Cozumel Island. You have to remember that our economy here in Quintana Roo state is different from that of agricultural states like Chiapas, and here on Cozumel island we have young and dynamic governors who like to get things done fast," said Ernesto Diaz, of Coumel's beachfront restaurant La Veranda, about post-Wilma recovery. The eye of the storm, blamed for 13 deaths in Jamaica and Haiti, cut off idyllic Cozumel Island before causing severe damage in Playa del Carmen. |
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