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Overview of Cozumel in Mexico

The island of Cozumel is only 12 miles night tend to be the scuba divers staying
(19 km) off the Mexican Yucatan in Cozumel.
Peninsula's east coast and 44 miles (71 Most of the hotels and resorts are south
km) south of Cancun. For years, Cozumel of San Miguel and are not within walking
was a quiet sleepy island that didn't get distance. However, there are numerous
many visitors until Jacques Cousteau did white taxicabs that are readily
a documentary on it after discovering the available. The larger and more luxurious
world class scuba diving at the Palancar resorts tend to be even further south of
Reefs nearby. Since 1961, Cozumel has town along the southwestern shores. This
been known as one of the best scuba is actually not surprising since most of
diving destinations in the world. In the best scuba diving sites are southwest
fact for decades since that time, the of the island. An easy way to see the 33
only tourists visiting the island have mile (53 km) by 9 mile (14 km) island is
been primarily scuba divers. Mainstream by renting a scooter or a 4x4. I once
tourists went to the resort intensive rented a scooter and zigzagged along most
Cancun in the mainland instead. However, of San Miguel's streets to see the
Cozumel became a regular cruise ship port neighborhoods. Then I went on the main
of call in recent years and today it is road leaving town and went south. After
one of the busiest with two separate passing by the larger resorts and going
terminals. It is common to have five or around the southern tip of the island, I
even six different cruise ships at port found the beaches along the southeastern
on any given day. I've been to Cozumel shores. The shores near San Miguel along
twice, the first time staying several the crowded west coast are not known for
days on a scuba diving vacation and the beaches but the southeast part here have
second time for a day via cruise ship some really spectacular ones. Even better
(also scuba dived during my second is that there is very little traffic here
visit). so the beaches are pretty quiet.
As a result of the cruise ship boom, Sometimes people can park their scooters
there has been lots of retail development and enjoy a beach all for themselves.
along the main waterfront road of Avenida There are a few stops with refreshments
Rafael Melgar in the island's only town and more souvenirs at prices even better
of San Miguel de Cozumel. There are than in San Miguel. After traveling
countless jewelry and t-shirt shops most north again, there is a road about
with staff standing in the entrances halfway up the island that goes across
enticing visitors to enter their stores. and takes you back to San Miguel entering
Both silver and liquor can be good the town's east side. My scooter tour of
bargains here. There are also some nice the island took just over 2 hours and
Mexican crafts shops too. The one cost $25 US for the rental. Cozumel has
problem that we found was that after several ancient Mayan ruins but they are
about 4 jewelry shops, they all started not nearly as large or spectacular as the
to look the same. It was almost a retail ones on the mainland. After seeing some
overload. For those who came for a photos of them in advance of my trip, I
wilder time, there are some bars such as didn't even bother to see the ruins.
Carlos 'n' Charlie. The town's main Cozumel is a nice port of call for cruise
outdoor square, Plaza del Sol, is just ships as there are many shopping
opposite the main ferry dock to the opportunities. Passengers who scuba dive
mainland. There are usually street or snorkel can easily book directly with
vendors and artists in the Plaza as well the many dive shops in San Miguel without
local entertainment during some evenings. going through their cruise ships which
The artists do some amazing artwork with will cost much more. For cruise ship
spray paints and their prices are very tourists who do not intend to do any
reasonable. San Miguel's main tourist water sports and have some time after
area can be very busy during the day when shopping, it is highly recommended to
the cruise ship passengers are in town rent a scooter or 4x4 to tour the island.
but since most ships depart at This is also a nice way to spend the
dinnertime, the evenings are actually last day of a scuba dive vacation in
very quiet. The only tourists left at Cozumel.




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