This championship will be the last event qualifiers for the nations who still haven't qualify for the Pan-American Games 2011, providing 2 spots per nation for the male category and 2 more for the female category.

Several windsurfing classes will compete in this event: RS:X, Techno 293, Race board and Formula experience. Registration is open for participants online and will close on January the 30th www.windsurfmexico.com.

Athletes from USA, Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela and Jamaica, will be participating in this event.

Each year since 1908, Cozumel celebrates Carnaval, the island’s time-honored pre-Lenten festival. In Cozumel, grandparents, adults, teenagers and children alike come together to participate in the harmonically colorful and musical explosion. Within the Mexican-Caribbean, Cozumel displays the most popular and authentic Carnaval celebration, providing a more traditional and family-oriented event. Together locals and visitors enjoy five days of fun that includes parades, floats, traditional regional foods, music and dancing. The highlight of the festivities is the Comparsas Ball that features an incredible dance competition, not to be missed!

Every year Cozumel host different competitions and we invite you to participate in the one of the most important nationwide, VIMA tournament that has been going on for the last 4 years. Its success has been such that riders from all over the world have come to compete and have fun with the local riders. There is a Freestyle and Kite Race competition and also we have a windsurf regatta while the event its going on. www.cozumelkiteboarding.com

The anniversary of the first Catholic mass in Mexico, which was celebrated in El Cedral. A more than 15- yea- old tradition, the fair at El Cedral is held every year during the first week of May to commemorate the Day of the Holy Cross, honoring the safe passage of the 11 founding families who fled the mainland to Cozumel in 1848 during La Guerra de Castas (The Caste War). At the fair, both residents and visitors can enjoy the many food stands, games, dancing and shopping displays throughout this week-long festival. Particularly of note are the “Head of the Boar” and “The Ribbons” traditional dances which are performed on May 3, Day of the Holy Cross (Día de la Santa Cruz). The event also features cattle exhibitions, races, rides and bullfights.

Annual sport fishing tournament that brings together competitors from Mexico and around the world to fish for Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Wahoo, Dorado, Tuna, Barracuda and other game fish. More than a 100 boats participate in the event each year. Open to the general public, all are invited to take part in the tournament and participants simply need to register their boats in México.

To find out more click here http://www.pescandoenelcaribe.com/cozumel.html

The voyage will be done in traditional Mayan canoes starting in Polé, today Xcaret, towards the island of Cozumel, as well as the return from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen (former Xamanhá part).

25 handmade canoes are prepared on the old traditional Mayan model, and 300 rowers from the communities of Xcaret, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen are trained for their navigation. The Sacred Mayan Journey involves approximately 50 kilometers (total return), representing 6 to 7 hours of free paddling each way in the Cozumel Channel, which is 420 meters deep with a current from south to north 2 to 4 knots, adding to the crossing a level of risk and great physical effort for the rowers.

The project of the Sacred Mayan Journey was founded with the purpose of recovering one of the most significant traditions of the ancient Mayan people of the region: the ritual journey of the Cozumel Channel to worship the Ix Chel. Goddess. This event began in 2007 to revive interest in the Mayan culture and strengthen the cultural identity of people of the area.

To find out more click here http://www.travesiasagradamaya.com.mx/TSM2011-EN/index.php

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A religious festival honoring Saint Peter and Saint Paul, complete with a fair, rides, food and craft shows.

Be part of this amazing experience from July 5 until August 13. Walk the beaches accompanied bya biologist while experiencing first-hand the nesting behavior of the marine turtle. The workshop takes place in the Faro Celarain Eco Park on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 pm-12 a.m.

The meeting point for the sea turtle workshop will be at the police security point at Faro Celarain Eco Park at 9 pm. The cost is US$60 for adults, and US$30 for children.

This eco-educational experience will happen from August 16 until September 17. This workshop takes place at Faro Celarain Eco Park on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:00 p.m. You'll be able to watch how baby turtles emerge from their nest's and go out to the ocean. The cost is US$30 for adults, and US$15 for children.

A life changing experience

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A nationwide festival celebrating Mexican Independence Day. On September 15 local residents and visitors congregate around the City Hall to participate in the traditional “grito,” or cry for independence. Led by the Mayor of Cozumel from the balcony at City Hall at 11:00 p.m., the cry “Viva Mexico” is made. Following the “grito” is an impressive fireworks display and other festivities including traditional foods as well as musical and folkloric dance performances. On September 16, Independence Day, the celebrations continue with a parade that goes through Cozumel’s downtown waterfront. Throughout the week, residents and visitors are invited to visit a fair near the City Hall that includes food stands, games, dancing and shopping.

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One of Cozumel's most important religious festivals honoring San Miguel Arcángel, Saint Michael, Patron Saint of the island. The celebration begins on September 21, featuring colorful processions that start from the church of San Miguel and go throughout downtown, along with lively food and craft fairs. During this time, local residents attend mass and take part in daily processions wearing traditional Mayan outfits called "hipiles". On the last day, a procession of fishermen carry an image of San Miguel Arcángel to the downtown pier and board a boat. The public accompanies the fisherman to the pier and board a ferry, surrounded by fishing boats, to join the procession by sea, throwing flowers into the ocean as they sail along.

Cozumel has honored San Miguel Arcángel as its Patron Saint since 1848 when Father Rejón, a priest from Chemax, Yucatan, arrived to Cozumel with new inhabitants and an image of Saint Michael. Prior to that, in 1526, Francisco de Montejo, a representative of the King of Spain, was authorized to conquer and develop the island of Cozumel and gave the island the Christian name of San Miguel de Cozumel.

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The history of the Day of the Dead dates back over 3,000 years ago. Life was seen as a dream and it was believed that only in dying was a human being truly awake and the soul set free. For the Day of the Dead, special altars are made with flowers, candles and food and are displayed in hotels, restaurants and other public places. Bakeries on the island are filled with sweets shaped in the symbols of skulls, and flowers and memorials fill the cemetery. Particularly popular are marigolds, a sacred orange flower that represents death.

November 1, Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day) is known as the day when the spirits of children are expected to return and Mexicans pay homage to the souls of the children who have passed on. Tradition states that the departed descend from the heavens on this day, so family members prepare for their arrival by leaving sugar skeletons, skulls and treats on altars specially made for the occasion. On November 2, Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a celebration for all the adults that have passed away takes place. Families leave the favorite food and drink of the deceased on a special altar constructed in their home or on the tomb of the departed ancestor.

Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort & Spa, in its commitment to promote the natural beauty of Cozumel Island, announces the meeting and photo contest "Cozumel Photo Shootout" from 15 to 19 September, in which professional and amateur photographers can register to win cash prizes for their photographs.

Sponsored by Telefonica Movistar, the "Cozumel Photo Shootout" and the support of The Tourism and Promotion Board of Cozumel, Scuba Du, Mexico Silvestre, Nox and Nacho Gil Studio, this event aims to raise awareness of the importance of taking care of these natural landscapes and also aims to promote the natural beauty Cozumel Island.

All this with the added value of four personalities of our jury: Michele Westmorland Internationally renowned photographer, Nick Lucey producer, writer and host of the travel program "Into the Drink", Ivan Salazar from Dive Deep Space Magazine and Isabel Mejia, Director of the Latin American Fundation of Photography. They will choose the top three categories: "Best Photography", which will be awarded $5,000 in cash, "Best Terrestrial Photography" and "Best Underwater Photography," both recognized with $3,000 each

Distances:
2.4 miles swim (3.8 km)
112 miles bike (180 km)
26.2 miles run (42.2 km)

Limited to:
2,300 triathletes

Entry fee:
$550.00 USD

Cancellation Policy:
ENTRY FEES ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE, VALID ONLY FOR THIS RACE AND THERE IS NO REFUND ON IT.

Prize money: $50,000.00 USD

To find out more click here WWW.IRONMANCOZUMEL.COM

Our Lady of Guadalupe is one of the most popular celebrations in Mexico and Cozumel. Cozumeleños are very devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe and every year an island-wide celebration takes place, Cozumelenian style. The celebration kicks off on the first day of December with a pilgrimage lead through the island, by a variety of religious and non-religious organizations, to the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

On December 9, groups embark on another pilgrimage to the parish and celebrate a Thanksgiving mass. The festivities continue with a race around the island on December 11, with adults, youths and children joyfully participating. The race begins at the Guadalupe Parish, crossing through the island to return to the Parish in time for a festival full of delicious regional foods, folkloric dances and musical performances. The celebration includes the traditional mariachi bands singing to the Virgin, Patroness of Mexico and Empress of America throughout the day.

On December 12 several masses are held in the Parish and celebrations with regional foods, dance and music continue until the performances of the apparitions of the Virgin of Guadalupe on the Tepeyac cliff are held.