Cozumel

Cozumel (Mayan: Island Swallows) (Kùutsmil Modern My) island Caribbean S eastern coast Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, opposite Playa Carmen, close Yucatan Channel. I eight municipalities (municipios) state Quintana R. Cozumel popular tourist destination renowned scuba diving snorkeling. T island S Miguel Cozumel.

T island about 48 (30 miles) north-south 16 (10 miles) -west, largest Atlantic island Mexico. (I third-largest island Mexico, following Tiburón Island I Ángel Guarda.) I about 20 kilometers (12 miles) mainland, 60 (36 miles) south Cancún. T majority population Cozumel lives S Miguel (pp. 71,401 2005), which western shore. T island , flat, densely vegetated. T island, including offshore islets, 477.961 ² (184.54 q ). T municipality, which includes small areas mainland enclaved within Municipality Solidaridad 10.423 ² (4.024 q ), total 488.384 ² (188.566 q ). T areas enclaved mainland Calica, Playa Carmen Xcaret, X-Há Water Park, Xelha archaeological ruins.

Cozumel relies solely tourism income - online tourist guides generally state unless y island scuba charter fish, there little ruins sights limited. There 100 restaurants island y hotels, which operations, large swimming pools, private docks, multiple dining facilities, offer complete wedding honeymoon packages.

A manufactured supplies shipped island.

There universities island: Universidad Quintana R Partenon. I addition teaching English degree, y offer other career options including natural resources research, tourism commercial systems.

Government

Cozumel p State Quintana R (Q-R). T Municipality Cozumel consists island Cozumel ( offshore islets) small pieces adjacent mainland enclaved within Municipality Solidaridad. Ty Calica X-Há Water P.

T "Presidente Municipal" Mayor Cozumel elected every 3 years y citizen elections. T current Mayor Cozumel belongs National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional, PAN) Gustavo Ortega Joaquín.

Festival E Cedral Cozumel

T y historic festival small E Cedral, south Cozumel Island April. T annual event started 150 years g y Casimiro Cárdenas.

Cárdenas group island village Saban, mainland, after attack during W Castes. T attackers killed y other villagers, Cárdenas survived whilst clutching small wooden cross.

Legend Cárdenas vowed start annual festival wherever settled, honor religious power crucifix. Today, original Hy Cross Festival forms p wider Festival E Cedral, which includes fairs, traditional feasts, rodeos, bullfights, music competitions. T celebrations about 5 y every y April beginning My.