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Cozumel , resort island, c.190 sq mi (490 sq km), Quintana Roo state, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea off the E coast of the Yucatán peninsula. It is famed for its beaches and coral reef (declared a national park in 1996). The island was inhabited by the Maya before it was visited by Spanish explorer Fernández de Córdoba (1517) and by conquistador Hernán Cortes in 1519. Long a favored destination for sports diving, the island was not extensively developed for tourism until the 1960s. It is now a popular cruise and tourist destination. Cozumel suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Wilma in 2005.

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Cozumel, Quintana Roo/Mexico Cutzmil/Cuzamil An island and town whose name is derived from the former Mayan name meaning ‘Place of Swallows’ or ‘Place of Wild Turkeys’.

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	Best Island Award, New Ecological Park, New Flight and More Give Cozumel Competitive Edge for Year 2000 Success. Business Wire; 10/1/1999
	Cozumel: de aldea dormida a paraiso de 5 estrellas: cuando el gran turismo internacional cayo sobre la isla, los ecologistas pronosticaron un megadesastre que sigue sin llegar. Y los islenos estan mejor que nunca. Magazine article from: Contenido; 11/1/2002
	Moth-associated dermatitis - Cozumel, Mexico. Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 4/6/1990

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