Source: townbroadcast.com --- Friday, June 30, 2017
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” — Buddha We stayed overnight at Ventanas al Mar a few years ago. The name is Spanish for Windows to the Sea; it is located on the undeveloped east side of Cozumel, Mexico. Cozumel is an island nine miles off the Yucatan Peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo. The west side of Cozumel faces Playa del Carmen. On clear nights, one can see the lights of Playa del Carmen, across the channel. The south end of Cozumel is across from the north end of Akumal. Akumal is from the Mayan for Place of the Turtles. Akumal Bay is lush with turtle grass, and therefore the bay attracts many sea turtles. It is not uncommon on the Yucatan to see Mayan words as well as Spanish ones – and there’s English strewn about sometimes too. A Mexican woman asked me, “Do you know the difference between Cancun and Miami?” Then she told me, “Everyone in Cancun speaks at least a little English.” This may apply largely to Cozumel, also, especially where the tourists go. Cancun is close enough to Cozumel that some tourists fly to Cancun, take a bus or taxi to Playa del Carmen, and ride the ferry across the channel to Cozumel. Cancun is from the Mayan too, for nest of snakes. Cancun is an enormously popular tourist destination, known for nightlife, and the old Mayan name sho ...
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