Carlosn-charlies.com
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Carlos'n Charlies Cozumel Unofficial Website
Description
Cozumel is the biggest island in Mexico, located on the Yucatan Peninsula (East side of México, in the Caribbean) with an extension of 392 square km, 28 miles long and 10 miles wide. It is separated from the Yucatan Peninsula by the Yucatan channel which is 12 miles wide. Cozumel is located on 20° 31' lat N and 86° 56' long W. The town of Cozumel is called San Miguel with a population of approx. 75,000 people.
Most of the population of the Island resides in the town of San Miguel, on the west coast of the Island facing mainland.
A little bit of history of Cozumel: Ancient Mayans considered Cozumel a sacred shrine and referred to it as Ah-Cuzamil which translates to "Island of the shallows" At that time, the Mayans would sail from mainland to the Island to worship the goddess Ix-Chel, goddess of fertility and wife of the god Sun.
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