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Give Thanks! |
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OK ~ waited all year ~ now it's time to thaw that turkey and to get those airline tickets for winter vacation so you can escape the cold, come our way and enjoy the lush tropical green foliage and warm, crystal clear blue waters of the Caribbean that surround us here in Cozumel!
We give our thanks to all of you who use and recommend COZUMELINSIDER for your vacation planning.
We appreciate your business and love talking to you every day about your vacation plans!
~ Sherri & Mauricio ~
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Spectacular Ocean View Condo! |
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This newly remodeled condo located ON beachfront street boasts a spectacular ocean view and it's only 50 yards from Mega Grocery store and the IRONMAN race finishline! Includes StreetSide balcony for superb Cozumel Carnaval parade viewing!
IslaMar Oceanview Condo # 2WM Melgar 1BR/1Bath Vacation Rental
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Self-Catering Accommodations |
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IslaMar Vacation Villas located in the heart of historic Midtown District. Now with WI-FI throughout the complex!
Owner/Operator Sherri Davis says "Thank You" to our many valued customers for over 25 years of continuous operation!
*For arrivals 7/15/2024 - 10/31/2024 |
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Weekly Cruise Ship Schedule |
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Hey! ... What's Happening at the Beach? |
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What's happening right now at the beach? Check out our Cozumel WEBCAM at PalMar SMALL Beach Club!
11:55AM (EST) Tuesday, Aug 20
Throughout the year, the water is beautiful around Cozumel and this webcam shot illustrates just that! And we always have something fun happening out here at the beach! Make plans to visit and snorkel yourself! See PalMar Beach
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Gorgeous Ocean View Condo! |
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This newly remodeled condo located ON beachfront street boasts a spectacular ocean view and it's only 50 yards from the IRONMAN race finishline and Mega Grocery store! Includes Street Side balcony for superb Cozumel Carnaval parade viewing!
IslaMar Oceanview Condo # 3WM Melgar 1BR/1Bath Holiday Rental
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Vacation Rental Deals! |
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Relax and enjoy an island living experience in this spacious 1BR/1 Bath apartment perfect for 2 people. Centrally located in a regular neighborhood just outside of the tourist zone, you can live like a local or walk downtown to be amongst the tourists frequenting the island.
IslaMar Vacation Villa #6 West 1BR/1Bath Holiday Rental
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Perspectives from Cozumel Insiders |
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Freelance writers & photographers C.J. Gustafson and Fox Hill both share a passion for Cozumel. CJ travels to the island as often as possible while Fox actually lives on the island. Both colorful writers describe their adventures and inside secrets of Cozumel! Visit Spicy Travels, Photographing Cozumel for CJ's island travel tips/adventures and Fox Hill's Cozumel for island living experiences and perspectives.
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Weekly NEWS & Events |
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Island NEWS In English. We choose and translate selected weekly news articles that we think may be of interest to our English speaking residents and visitors!
Top News Stories for week Nov 18
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Spectacular !!! |
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Watch this Space for Official 2025 Dates !!!
Anticipated 2025 Dates: February 26 - March 5, 2025
 Carnaval 2024 events have officially ended! If you missed this year, reserve early to get the best hotel, condo or vacation rental for next year! Music, Food, Dancing in the Streets, Parades ... all non-stop excitement! Combined with diving and all sorts of other island and mainland adventures during the day, it simply can't be topped!
Cozumel Insider has the ORIGINAL, biggest and best archive of Carnaval Photos available spanning over a decade!
Check out the Carnaval 2020 Photos to see all the fun!
Or for up to the minute photo postings visit our Cozumel Carnaval Facebook Page!
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Fantastic Snorkeling! |
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 Come read all about Cozumel Snorkeling! Unbelieveably clear, warm water reefs - known to be the best in the world! |
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From the Sea to Your Table - Fresh! |
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Don't miss the opportunity to eat like a "local" and enjoy fresh, quaility seafood from one of Cozumel's finests Seafood Cocktelerias!
La Conchita Del Caribe Cozumel
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Giant Sea Turtles |
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Long before the first diver set fin in Cozumel, Giant Sea Turtles have made their way to the beaches year after year. Learn more about the Turtle Salvation Program
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A Personal Note from Sherri "Welcome to 2024 !!" |
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Happy New Year everyone! Gathering with friends and family during the holidays and sharing so many good times fills our hearts with love that sometimes is taken for granted. Nothing is a "given" in life so bask in all that love, soak it in and then try to share it with others throughout the year. I sincerely hope that 2024 will bring us all more peace and joy in our lives. So as we start this new year with great hope, be kind, be grateful and be compassionate ~ to others, to animals, to our planet. These are all we really have in this life! I wish nothing but the best for each of you in 2024!!
JANUARY 2024 UPDATE: Well I personally didn't have the greatest beginning to 2024 since the day I was set to return to Cozumel from the holidays, I ended up in the ER with one thing leading to another and culminating with an emergency surgical procedure. I'll spare the details of course but it was my first personal hospital experience since being 6 years old so I came away from it a changed person! Changed in that I have a newly invigorated respect for 1) our healthcare professionals and medical system in the US 2) our health being of supreme importance ~ without it, things are much more difficult! I'm on the recovery road now and should have no lasting effects from my medical incident but it's been a long while since I felt so vulnerable and unable to "fix" something for myself. I'm grateful for the care I received from so many extremely competent doctors and nurses. I hope the rest of the year is uneventful for me!!
FEBRUARY 2024 UPDATE: Celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year, Cozumel Carnaval was upon us quickly! Pre-Carnaval events got underway in January as I was in recovery mode and in early February Carnaval Week kicked off with the Coronation of all the Royal Court for 2024. Once the Royal Court was in place, it was a week filled with costumes, dancing, concerts, competitions and parades that culminated on Fat Tuesday with the most floats and participants. We were blessed again this year to be invited aboard the parade float of another long time Carnaval krewe so it was fun times all around! Our February weather this year was spectacular with beautiful sunny days and fresh crisp evenings perfect for just wandering around and taking in the sites of the island. Let's hope Spring continues with more great weather for travelers to enjoy!
MARCH 2024 UPDATE: Goodness ~ it seems we had our own version of "March Madness" here on the island this year what with a bumper crop of flights and cruise ships arriving weekly plus hotels and restaurants filled to the brim with travelers on Spring or Easter break! It's just been crazy busy for everyone and almost harkens back to the "pre-COVID" era although I dare not say it out loud for fear of a jinx! Our weather has just been just amazing this year so fortunately in addition to taking care of our vacation rental guests, we've been able to knock out many, many pending construction, repair and maintenance projects that sort of got suspended last Fall as the prime hurricane risk window rolled around. I am grateful to have a lot of these things behind us and our crew has done an incredible job but in general I'm just sick of paint splatters!! LOL!! Oh everyone has been super careful when doing things but it's just inevitable really as much as we paint around here! It's a never ending thing! So if you missed being down here on Easter Break then get busy planning you a Summer trip before all the good airfares are gone!!
JUNE 2024 UPDATE: By now school has ended and graduations are complete (or almost) so attention can be turned to the next Summer vacation. Cozumel's Spring was beautiful and sunny and exactly in line with traveler's expectations. We received very little rain at all in March and then none in April or May! It's been extraordinarily, extremely hot and dry now for going into 4 months so our tropical foliage has suffered all over the island! So if you're expecting lush green tropical jungle all around (like normal), don't be shocked as you arrive to see literally everything burnt to a crispy, crackly brown!! Trees have lost most of their leaves and what are left are dead or dying so for once it's really easy to see "back into" what normally is dense, lush jungle. All that being said, our guests are still elated to be here and enjoying the wonderful tropical sunshine! You should be here too!!
JULY 2024 UPDATE:Good grief what a way to start the month with Hurricane Beryl headed right at us! It literally spun off the coast of Africa as June was coming to a close and from the initial track posted by NOAA, it couldn't have been a more direct path for us! While June and July are considered the beginning of hurricane season in the Caribbean, it's really not normal for US to get hurricanes this early ~ they usually form up and redirect over the course of several days and end up going elsewhere. But not this one - it had its eye on Cozumel from day one with nothing to steer it in another direction. There was ample time for everyone to get prepared of course and very little rain in advance of the storm so that helped with all the prep work. As you know, we must prepare for the worst and hope for the best! In this case, Beryl was a small, compact hurricane that lost some force before making landfall near Tulum on the Mexican coast as a Category 2 storm. Cozumel did suffer damage to trees, power lines and such with many families not having power for several days due to broken poles and downed cables. But over all the island fared pretty well with the blessing of no lives lost. Beryl was reminiscent of the very early EMILY which famously hit Cozumel July 18, 2005 as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph. There was massive damage in that storm only to be followed by the history making WILMA hurricane that hit the island less than 90 days later. Fingers crossed that this season doesn't bring another one our way as it did in 2005!! Meanwhile, come on down ~ the water is great, the beaches are beautiful and calling your name!!
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COZUMELINSIDER.COM – EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC COZUMEL |
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A unique destination website designed to help visitors create a vacation filled with one-of-a-kind experiences and adventures that include the tradition of the island and the culture of its people. The information on this site was compiled by folks who actually live here and want to make your vacation truly special by sharing what they have learned over the years. Because the island continues to grow and change, the COZUMELINSIDER is constantly adding additional features and tips, always striving to give you the most up to date information and the best values our island has to offer. |
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