Cozumel was a commercial and ceremonial centre during the Mayan period (about 250 to 950 ce), and the island has several small archaeological sites. In 1518 Juan de Grijalva led the first Spanish expedition to Cozumel. In 1519 Hernán Cortés used the island as a base for Spanish efforts to conquer the Maya.
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It was a place of pilgrimage, a site the Mayan women were required to visit once in their life. In the X century, the Mayan population began to decline.
Cozumel is an island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen.
Cozumel awaits with an exciting and interesting history. It dates back to the time of the ancient Maya, whose culture on Cozumel came to an end with the ...