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Cozumel Rocks!

  • December 17, 2007
  • Rated 5 of 5 by longboardbum from santa fe, New Mexico
My brother and I stayed at the Park Royal and booked and a 2-hour ATV jungle tour with wild tours and it was a blasts. We rented a jeep so we went directly to a small town called La Cedral and that's where we met up with our tour guides and we had about a 15-minute explanation on how to operate the ATVs which was a little long for me but the guides did a good job nonetheless. Anyways after that we finally got our ATVs. Once we finally got moving into the jungle it was a pretty rough ride but I liked romping and stuff so me and my bro had a blast. We had a relatively small group of about 4 other people other than my bro and myself, We had some good clear areas where we got to going pretty fast then we got to some other parts where we had to slow down. Anyways we visited a deep sink hole and then an underground cave and then a small ruin nothing fantastic like the big ones but it was still very interesting and we had a great time together and we look forward to doing it again sometime. I highly recommend it so give it a try. I hope that this review was helpful. Anyways after that we were hungry so we went to Carlos n Charlies because someone had recommended it to us so we went there and it was very good. We went to some of the beaches for pretty much the rest of the time and they do have some awesome beaches!
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The Island of Cozumel

  • March 20, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by rickhowe from Darlington, Maryland
The Island of Cozumel

During our 1-week stay at El Presidente (see review of El Presidente), we explored the island a bit. (See separate short review of Chankanaab.) We rented a jeep on our first day, and drove around the island. The various ruins are nothing spectacular compared to what you'll find on the mainland, but are interesting nonetheless. San Gervase (sp?), on the road that bisects the island, is the best of the bunch.

The island road goes along the shore on the south end of the island. The north end is inaccessable by anything other than heavy-duty four-wheel-drive vehicles or ATVs. DON'T try it in a rental jeep.

The beaches on the east side (the "wild side") are beautiful, and for the most part unspoiled. But, the surf coming directly in is dangerous and not suitable for any kind of water sports. Three divers lost their lives there in 2004. There are a couple of protected coves, marked by restaurants and more tamed beaches, that ARE safe, and have lots of families and childen swimming.

Give "Coconuts" a try on the northern end of the road. Great location, great view (on a small rise over the beach), and great food. Just be wary of the traditional rural Mexico toilet arrangements (you are supposed to put your used toilet paper in the waste basket instead of flushing it—Yuck!).

The main town on Cozumel is San Miguel. It's a funny little place, and smaller than the maps would suggest. The north-south streets (Avenidas) are numbered in increments of 5, so that Avenida 10 is only two blocks from the waterfront. I guess somebody thought that system would make Cozumel look more developed. And the east-west streets have their own system. Odd-numbered streets (Calle 1, 3, 5, etc.,) are on the SOUTH side of town. Even-numbered streets (Calle 2, 4, 6, etc.,) are on the NORTH side of town

And please don't hesitate to drop me a line with your own observations about this journal/review. I like to see if my advice has value. Email me at rickhowe@aol.com.

From journal Rick's Guide to New Year's in Cozumel

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