Mexico Cozumel tourism. Shopping.Like any top-notch tourist zone, Cozumel offers various places to go shopping. If you’re looking for a traditional market for souvenirs or more expensive items like jewelry, we recommend that you visit the Mercado Municipal, located five blocks from the pier. You’ll also find numerous shops along the boardwalk offering their merchandise at the best prices, such as Cinco Soles. On Avenida Melgar, you’ll find stores selling swim wear and accessories for water sports, as well as other shops that have crafts, perfumes and other merchandise at reasonable prices. Posteado el May 27, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico Cozumel, Mexico Cozumel culture tourism, Mexico Cozumel tourism, Mexico Cozumel tourism Mexico Cozumel gourmet tourism:enjoy Cozumels gastronomyIn Cozumel, much like in the rest of the Yucatan Peninsula, the cuisine is widely diverse thanks to the blending of indigenous and European influences. The traditional fare in the state of Quintana Roo is fish and seafood dishes, such as sea bass, red snapper, lobster and sea snails. The dishes are prepared with various spices and chili peppers commonly used in Quintana Roo cooking. During your stay, you can also try delicious Yucatecan favorites such as cochinita pibil (a marinated pork dish), chocolomo (a seasoned veal dish) and papadzules (enchiladas bathed in pumpkin seed sauce). Posteado el May 27, 2007 - Categorizado en Gourmet tourism, Mexico Cozumel Mexico Cozumel culture tourism:arts and crafts.The crafts you’ll find on the island are similar to the ones you’ll find in other Mayan regions. Local artisans make a wide array of products such as huipiles (blouses with handmade trimming), wood sculptures, handwoven hats, diverse trinkets made from seashells, and imitation pre-Hispanic figurines with stone settings. You can buy these items at the Mercado Municipal in the town of San Miguel or at various shops along the boardwalk. Posteado el May 27, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico Cozumel, Mexico Cozumel culture tourism, Mexico Cozumel tourism Mexico Cozumel:The Molina-Aviomar Ferry IncidentDuring the arrival of one of the Molina-Aviomar’s two ferries from Punta Venado to Cozumel, the Bahia del Espíritu Santo sustained an engine malfunction and had to be assisted in docking by the port pilots. The passengers were not inconvenienced in any way, but the ferry remains berthed at Punta Langosta for maintenance. The incident puts into perspective the criticism that Molina-Aviomar had for their competitor’s ferry, the Archangel, saying that it was not in optimal condition to provide ferry service. The Molina-Aviomar ferries do not have a certification of fitness because they are in apparently good repair and relatively new condition and as yet do not require such a certification. Although API has assigned equitable hours of operation for the new company, Trans-Caribe, Mr. Angel González Rul, Director of all ports of Mexico, has invalidated the schedule. Trans-Caribe is to operate only during the hours the Molina-Aviomar Company does not. That company states that it has agreements with companies to transport their goods, and insists that all the goods are theirs to transport. Trans-Caribe is against the monopoly of the piers and furthermore states that the clients decide in which boat they wish to transport their goods. The Molina-Aviomar consortium, which has become rich at the expense of Cozumel, had its beginnings in a fraud involving humble farmers in the Yucatan, and destroyed another competing company with the last straw being an accident involving the Xel-Ha and a cruise ship, which took place during a calm sea. Molina-Aviomar is accusing Trans-Caribe of sabotage in order to gain the ferry routes during the time their competition is partially out of service, stating that the engine in question was damaged by a steel cable entangled in the propellers.source:.cozumelinsider.com Posteado el May 22, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico Cozumel tourism, News Mexico Cozumel news: Calica Pays 58 Million Pesos to City CouncilCalica has settled its debt with the government of Cozumel by payment of 58 million pesos. The money will be used to pay debts of the City Council and to purchase vehicles, as well as create a contingency fund in case the island is beset by another emergency such as Hurricane Wilma. In exchange for these funds the government has vowed to “support” Calica in resolving the problems it has encountered with the construction on its lands and legalizing the facilities.source:cozumelinsider.com Posteado el May 22, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico Cozumel tourism
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