| LOCATION: | Small island, 12 miles off the Yucatan Peninsula, MEXICO | ||
| INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: | Cozumel - Continental, Mexicana & American Airlines | ||
| CAPITAL CITY: | San Miguel | ||
| AIRLINES: | CO 800-525-0280 MX 800-531-7921 AA 800-433-7300 | ||
| BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE: | Check with each airline | ||
| DEPARTURE TAX: | Approximately US $12 / per person | ||
| ENTRY DOCUMENTS: | Proof of citizenship & return ticket | ||
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| LANGUAGE: | English - Spanish | ||
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| SIZE OF COUNTRY: | 29 ml long, 8 ml wide | ||
| POPULATION: | Approximately 70,000 | ||
| ELECTRICITY: | 110V/60 cycles | ||
| TELEPHONE: | From US 011-529-872 + 5 digits | ||
| CLIMATE: | Tropical - Hot, 75% humidity | ||
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| CLOTHING: | Light, informal | ||
| WATER TEMPERATURE: | Average of 80F | ||
| VISIBILITY: | 60 to 100 ft + | ||
| RAINY SEASON: | May, June, Sept & Oct are wettest | ||
| BEST TIME TO DIVE: | Any | ||
| KIND OF DIVING: | Great boat dives, mostly walls, drift diving,
coral, fish,
night dives, one wreck, some shore diving |
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| DECOMPRESSION: | In town of San Miguel, COZUMEL | ||
| INOCULATIONS: | None required | ||
| DRINKING H2O: | Fine in the resorts | ||
| DRIVING LICENSE: | Not needed | ||
| OTHER ACTIVITIES: | Mayan ruins, shopping, water sports, Cancun - by ferry 40 minutes approx. $10 each way (ph: 2-15-88) - Tulum and Chitzen Itza. | ||
| TOURISM BOARD: | Mexican bureau in Lax 213-351-2069 Consulate 213-351-6828 | ||
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