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San Gervasio Archaeological Zone in Cozumel

Cozumel, Quintana Roo

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The San Gervasio site was a place of worship for the Mayan goddess of fertility, Ix Chel, and Mayan believers traveled to this place to worship her during certain times of the year. San Gervasio is located in a protected park in Mexico. The tourist visit to the site, preserved and protected by the National Institute of Anthropology and History, takes approximately three hours and involves a total walk of about 3 km.

Municipality

Cozumel one of the ten municipalities of the state of Quintana Roo is a Mexican island, the third largest and the second most populated in the country in the Mayan language Cozumel means "Island of the Swallows", rich in archaeological monuments, product of the Mayan culture, has incredible places for tourists the most relevant are San Gervasio, El Cedral, Miramar, Punta Molas, Celarain and Cinco Puertas on the island of Cozumel and Xel Ha, has historic buildings such as the Public Clock, the boardwalk, the Explanada de la Bandera, the main park, the snail monument, the diver monument and the statue of the Virgin submerged in the sea, in June is the religious festival of San Pedro and San Pablo, in September that of San Miguel

Festivities

In June there is the religious festival of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September that of Saint Michael (the name of the municipal capital is San Miguel de Cozumel), in February or March the carnival takes place and in May the festival of the Holy Cross is celebrated in El Cedral.


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