Cozumel
Co·zu·mel
C0712600 (kō′zə-mĕl′, so͞o-)Co•zu•mel
(ˌkoʊ zəˈmɛl)n.
单词 | cozumel |
释义 | CozumelCo·zu·melC0712600 (kō′zə-mĕl′, so͞o-)Co•zu•mel(ˌkoʊ zəˈmɛl)n. CozumelCozumel(kōzə`mel), resort island, c.190 sq mi (490 sq km), Quintana Roo state, Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea off the E coast of the Yucatán peninsula. It is famed for its beaches and coral reef (declared a national park in 1996). The island was inhabited by the Maya before it was visited by Spanish explorer Fernández de CórdobaFernández de Córdoba, Francisco, d. 1518?, Spanish explorer in Mexico. Sailing from Cuba on a slave hunt, he discovered Yucatán in 1517. He died from wounds received in a battle with the Maya. His explorations were furthered by Juan de Grijalva. ..... Click the link for more information. (1517) and by conquistador Hernán CortesCortes , representative assembly in Spain. The institution originated (12th–13th cent.) in various Spanish regions with the Christian reconquest; until the 19th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. in 1519. Long a favored destination for sports diving, the island was not extensively developed for tourism until the 1960s. It is now a popular cruise and tourist destination; the mostly unpopulated northern shore and adjoining waters were declared a nature reserve in 2012. Cozumel suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Wilma in 2005. |
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