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Cozumel
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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 (fränthēs`kō fārnän`dāth dā kōr`dōbä), d.
..... Click the link for more information.  (1517) and by conquistador Hernán Cortes Cortes (kôr`tĕz, Span. kōr`tās), representative assembly in Spain. The institution originated (12th–13th 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.
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