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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 , 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.
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 (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.
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 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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Isla Cozumel, the best place to dive is the most populous island in Mexico.
Isla Cozumel, another prime snorkelling location, is further away but can be easily reached by catamaran or, after taking a one-hour bus-trip from Cancun, by ferry from Playa Del Carmen - which is worth seeing itself the chilled-out vibe, gorgeous beaches with unbelievably soft sand - and for "Ambar Mexicano", a one-stop shop for amber jewellery that had herself occupied for quite a while.
claims Harry Gunther, owner of Grawdaddy's, provided her with a defective buoyancy control device which failed during a dive off Isla Cozumel, Mexico.
 
 
 
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