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July and August are
the hottest months, with temperatures climbing into the 90s,
while December and January bring the lowest temperature drops in
the mid 70s. Water Temp: 77°- 82°. Air Temp: Average Day: 80° F
Average
Night: 72° F. |
With in the Caribbean, only in Cozumel, Mexico will you find such a
tremendous combination of mammoth caves, tunnels, overhangs,
pinnacles, and sheer drop-offs. This unique topography, along
with superb marine life, makes this destination a must for
diving enthusiasts. The island offers a wide range of
accommodations, delicious yet inexpensive meals, topside
activities, colorful night life and stimulating cultural
opportunities. Cozumel is still the Caribbean's best dollar
value and now has resorts within a short 5 minute boat ride to
the famed Palancar drop-offs.
The island offers a wide range
of accommodations, delicious yet inexpensive meals, topside
activities, colorful night life and stimulating cultural
opportunities. Cozumel is still the Caribbean's best dollar
value and now has resorts within a short 5 minute boat ride to
the famed Palancar drop-offs.
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 On the numerous shallow reefs, the
assortment of marine fauna is as varied and striking as you
might ever hope to encounter. Schools
of grouper, jack, snapper, grunt,
yellowtail and tang cover the
reefs. Angels, damselfish, barracuda and parrotfish are equally
abundant. You won't have to look very hard to spot many species
of eel and ray winding and gliding amidst the coral. Over 27
miles long and 9 miles wide, Cozumel, or Ah-Cuzamil-Piten (it's
ancient Mayan name, meaning Land of the Swallows) is Mexico's
largest island. Lying in emerald water 12 nautical miles off the
rugged coast of the Yucatan Peninsula—Miami is about 600 miles
to the Northeast.
Fun
in the sun opportunities in Cozumel include snorkeling,
water-skiing, sailing, fishing, wind-surfing, shell collecting
or just plain ol' tanning. The eastern coast of the island, as
yet mostly undeveloped, offers ancient ruins to explore and
miles and miles of secluded beaches.
No matter where you stay, you
will certainly be making daily or nightly trips into the town of
San Miguel, the center of all activity. Hundreds of stores and
shops offer everything from bargain-priced gold and silver to
tropical fashions, leather goods and
hand-crafted native art. Restaurants of all types and price
ranges abound to satisfy any appetite and pocketbook. The
nightlife in San Miguel is as varied as the nightlife on the
reefs. Other topside nocturnal activities can take you to quiet
cantinas, lively Mexican fiestas, or thundering New York-style
discotheques.
And for all the enchantment of
Cozumel, she is only one Yucatan Experience. Tulum's Mayan ruins
by the sea, and the legendary Chichenitza's Mayan pyramids are a
few of these.
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