Cozumel
The warm island of Cozumel located at the Caribbean Sea an hour from Playa del Carmen by ferry. For visitors staying at hotels in Playa del Carmen or Cancun, it is also easy to pay Cozumel a visit, there are boats to the island every hour you can reserve it here!
Also known as Isla de las Golondrinas or Swallow Island, Cozumel used to be a sanctuary for the ancient Maya, to pay tribute to Ix Chel, Goddess of fertility and the moon. Cozumel also was, around the 1700 and 1800’s, an operation base for pirates like Henry Morgan and Jean Lafitte. Today Cozumel has become the principal receptor of tourism coming through sea by big luxurious Cruises. Cozumel stores are the perfect place to buy handcraft and imported merchandise, but what buyers interests’ is the most, is its jewelry. Cozumel is where purchasers might encounter the perfect diamond and other precious jewels, as well as silver and gold jewelry at very low tax free prices, since Cozumel fiscal advantages are the best among the rest of the country. The only difficulty you will have is deciding where to do your shopping.
The Cozumel island boasts an impressive seaside maze of shops, cantinas and restaurants. An ultra-modern cruise-ship terminal accommodates daily-arriving ocean liners and ferries from the mainland.
Jacques Cousteau gave a well acknowledgement about the great coral reefs, the largest of America, surrounding Cozumel around the 1960’s, this is why it became an attraction for scuba divers all around the globe. Although Cozumel is not that hidden paradise any more, it's still hosting a wide variety of fish species, corals, and sponges, and without any doubt, Cozumel will become a fascinating experience for the experts and amateur lovers of the submarine life.
The colourful Cozumel also hosts a natural aquarium where you can try some swimming with dolphins. In addition you have to visit Discover Mexico Park, a place where you can see the most important monuments of Mexico in miniature.
The island of Cozumel with its 48 km. from north to south has more than 50 Cozumel hotels and the most common are 4 star accommodations and smaller hotels. Most of Cozumel dive resorts are along the west coast where calm waters prevail.
The cultural legacy inherited by the Maya to Cozumel is also important, like San Gervasio, the largest archeological site in the island.
