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Welcome to Cozumel Island

Adventure Awaits You!


Welcome to Cozumel, your destination for adventure in the Mexican Caribbean where Jeep Riders Cozumel shall be your best host: beautiful Cozumel! With our tours on this island paradise you will see why this is one of the hottest vacation destinations! While on our tour you will learn some of the fascinating facts and history of the island check out some interesting information on this island before your Jeep tour!

History

Cozumel (Cuzamil) is the first geographic spot that welcomes the rays of the sun every day, ever since its beginnings as a human settlement in the year 300 B.C.

Although palm roofs – a Mayan building tradition ever since the Island was a shrine for Ixchel, the fertility goddess – have been replaced by sturdy concrete structures, its residents still preserve the innocence, honesty and willingness to serve that have always defined the Mayan culture.

Brief information gathered through historical documents cannot be compared with the vast collection of remains left by the ancient inhabitants as evidence of the importance the “Island of the Swallows” had as a maritime trading port of their ancient culture before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors who, due to the geographic position, chose it as a key site for their navigation.

Cozumel also sheltered famous pirates around the 17th. century, and, by reasons unknown, it suddenly became uninhabited. During its years of desolation and solitude, it nurtured that peculiar sensation now reaped by each of its visitors when caught in the happiness of this small piece of land, surrounded by turquoise-color waters, when the Island is tickled by the visitors’ footsteps its surface.

mexican stairs and statues
traditional mexican dancer

Culture

Since it’s an island, the culture of Cozumel is quite peculiar, with a unique way of life that has strong roots to its past that its re-inhabitants seek to honor. So, you can expect to enjoy a lifestyle of simplicity, tranquility and slow-paced enjoyment one experienced in the fishermen villages of long ago.

Ecology

The island is 48 kilometers from north to south and 8 from east to west, enabling visitors to easily explore it while visiting. The white beaches that frame Cozumel are not the only reason that will make you fall in love with it though! The average temperature is 27°C, with warm summers between 27°C to 32°C, and in winter the temperature cools to around 21°C. Therefore, in Cozumel everyday is a good day to go to the beach and the water stands between 25°C to 27°C year round!

It also shelters the largest reef system in the Americas. The Mesoamerican Reef makes every diver’s dreams come true, as it houses more than 250 species of tropical fish, including the queen angel fish and frogfish not seen anywhere else in the world!

On land the trees are flecked by fragatebirds, cormorants, tree frogs, and some pelicans that like to hang out with humans at the waterfront promenade. During the mating season complete battalions of crab and friendly iguanas showing a whole range of colors.

people swimming in the jungle

Jeep Tours & Excursions on Cozumel