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Local Island NEWS in English - Updated Weekly |
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News for the Week of March 8, 2010
Beginning in December 2002, Cozumel Insider was proudly the first website to provide readers the Cozumel News in English.
Articles are slected from local newspapers which we feel will be of interest to our diverse audience. These articles are then translated into English. We cannot always investigate the veracity of a particular article, but offer these translations as a reflection of the Cozumel community news just as reporters write it for Por Esto, Diario de Quintana Roo, Novedades and El Seminario. We appreciate hearing from our readers and welcome your questions, suggestions and comments. Please send them to: questions@cozumelinsider.com
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| Caleta Destined For El Presidente |
| Although it has not been stated in as many words, the Caleta Harbor will be annexed by El Presidente, and 220 new rooms are planned as soon as they take over the site. Cozumeleños have been evicted from the side of the Navy, and information is elusive as to the excavation and plans. The Mayor states that a feasibility study will be conducted to decide the fate of the Caleta. Since its construction in the 1970’s, Hotel Presidente has planned to annex the harbor as an asset for use of its own vessels, receive luxury yachts and extend its rooms. The project is more advanced than publicized locally, but press releases have come out in Mexico City. |
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| Speed Detectors To Be Purchased |
| With the goal of reducing the number of fatal accidents caused by speeding, the municipal government has signed a purchase order for radar speed detectors. The hand-held radar guns cost $1,900 USD while a simpler unit that runs off the power of the patrol car is over $900 USD. The radar guns, which also give a print out of the speed detected, would avoid arguments by the offenders as to how fast they were really going. Young people are the most frequent drivers who exceed the speed limit. |
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| Plastic Speed Bumps |
| The seven concrete speed bumps that were removed for the “Ironman Cozumel 2009” competition have now been replaced, but with removable plastic, so that during future events resources will not have to be spent on concrete replacement and removal. The “Ironman” competition was such a success that it may have a home in Cozumel for years to come. |
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| Chempita |
| Chempita is the largest cenote in Cozumel, and it is located near El Cedral in the southern heart of the island. The water of the cenote is so clear that the stalactites at the top of the pool take on a green color. Inside is a buoyed area about 50 feet around with stalagmites that is about 15 meters deep. One of the domes is home to thousands of bats, but that area can only be approached via a walkway made from regional wood. The cenote is open to tourists and locals, and a new path is to be opened soon which will allow access in 15 minutes by pedestrians. |
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