In Cozumel News April 29th, 2014, we feature: The Cruz Roja Cozumel is seeking specialists, A New Library is needed in Cozumel, The Military’s “Sunday Walk”, The Holiday Rescue Report, A Paralibros in Cozumel, Airplane Library is 85% Complete, “Sixth Annual Lion-fish Fishing Tournament 2014”, and good news on The Price of Limes.
Cruz Roja Cozumel Seeking Specialists
The president of the board of the CRM, Daniel Cortes Rueda reported that they will build two rooms on the grounds of the Cruz Roja Cozumel. The investment of 150 thousand pesos is an effort to attract specialists from other cities. For two years Allergist, Alejandro Alfaro Hernandez, has traveled from his home in Mexico City to Cozumel every month to see patients at CRM in need of this specialty. Doctors such as Alfaro Hernandez must cover their own transportation expenses, lodging and food. The doctors offer their services at low-cost to the local population and help to increase the income of the CRM that is a nonprofit institution. The Cruz Roja Mexico seeks to build two residences within the premises of the CRM to offer lodging to the Specialists and to attract other doctors to Cozumel. Among others, they are in need of Specialists in the fields of Cardiology, Geriatric and Psychiatry. Patients in need of these specialists must travel to other cities for treatment.
New library needed
The City of Cozumel is seeking five million pesos that is needed to build a new public library in Cozumel. The current library, which was remodeled last time during the 2008-2011 administration, has structural problems and limited space and access.
In 1976 the “Professor Gonzalo de Jesús Rosado Iturralde”, Public Library was founded to give students in Cozumel space for academic consultations. It is located on Eighth Street North and 30th Avenue in Colonia Centro. The library houses some 8,000 books and serves about 40 people per day, which is considered an adequate amount for the size of the facility.
The library has a budget of 500 thousand pesos a year, which is used to give the building corrective maintenance. Luis Felipe Tello Hernández, Director of Education, acknowledged that due to its age, the building has structural problems and services that need attention.He accepted that giving maintenance to the 36-year-old building lengthens its life but the best option is a more modern building. However, building a new library was not budgeted this year and there are no resources available.
Military’s Sunday Walk
On Sunday, April 27, nearly three thousand people attended the first “Sunday Walk” at the Army Military Headquarters in Cozumel. The goal of the event is that citizens have a rapport with federal forces and are aware of their activities, said René Carranza Garcia, Commander of the military base. In the circuit of seven miles an equal number of information booths were installed called Weather Station, Military Air Base Commander , 201 Squadron, Taxiway, Aircraft Hangar, Military Garrison and “Subcentro” Diving. (I could not find a definition for this diving. In the stations, staff of the Mexican Army and Mexican Air Force conducted explanations of the activities performed to make sure the security of the country and the island of Cozumel. During the tour, children and youth used bicycles to circulate in and about the activities of the armed forces. Some attendees took the opportunity to be photographed in the company of members and military equipment. Similar activities are planned for the months of July and October.
Holiday Rescue Report
Tourism Relief Plan Easter 2014 was reported to be a success as a result of the joint work of the police force, various branches of the Municipal Government, and the support of the armed forces. According to a press release, Lucio Andrade Canul, from Civil Protection, said that only four water rescues and a medical intervention without major consequence were recorded in the last two weekends on the main beaches of the island. He said on the first weekend of the holiday period in “Playa San Martín”, two local visitors were pulled far from the shore by ocean currents prevailing in the area. They were seen and rescued by the lifeguard; intervention of paramedics was not required. During the second weekend there was a second rescue when lifeguards helped two children eight and ten years old who accidentally fell into the water from the pier of the beach “Las Rocas” without knowledge of swimming. Medical intervention was provided on the beach to a minor who dove into a low sea area, injuring the nasal septum when he hit the bottom, but did not need medical transport.
Paralibros in Cozumel,
A “Paralibros”(Book stand) is a reading project sponsored by the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CONACULTA). The project aims to promote reading among the population of the island. It started in March 2012, when the state government handed CONACULTA) 10 Paralibros to be distributed in each of the 10 municipalities. Originally Paralibros Cozumel was located in front of the town hall, but was changed to “Pencils” Park, on Calle 1 Sur and 120th Avenida in Colony Juan Bautista Vega. Here, the program is able to serve children that is in most demand for the books. It is the home of. “Dirección de Cultura”, an educational program that provides courses to 820 children. More than 600 books are available to the 80 children the program serves daily. The average age of the children is eight to nine years and genres are major stories and novels.
Airplane Library 85% complete
The airplane that is located in Pablo II Park, in Colonia San Gervasio , is 85% completed and is expected to be opened before May 10th. The Theme Park consists of a digital library installed inside the fuselage of a Boeing 727 – 200.
The 727, which had a cost of 2 million pesos, was installed in place in 2009 to work as a thematic library, but the municipal government had not obtained the funds for the work. The initiative was taken up by the FPMC who decided to invest 1.5 million in the project, which involves the acquisition of computer equipment, flight simulator, furniture and audio-visual equipment for the digital library. There are 25 computers and audiovisual equipment in place, If in fact the work is 85% completed, it is expected that the Boeing 727-200 will be inaugurated and open to the public during the first half of May.
“Sixth Annual Lion-fish Fishing Tournament 2014”
Aiming to combat the invasive species affecting Cozumeleños reefs, Economic Development, Tourism and the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONAMP) have organized the Sixth Annual Lion-fish Fishing Tournament. Cota Manuel Becerra, head of the Department of Economic Development said the tournament will be held in coordination with other agencies, for which he invited entrepreneurs and the community at large to support the competitors, who may take part in amateur and professional categories.
May 11, 2014
8:00 a.m. “San Miguel” Fiscal Wharf
2:00 p.m. Weighing
Register at any of these locations:
- The offices of the Department of Ecology (at 65 Avenue and 33rd Street).
- The Cozumel Reefs National Park (North 4th Street between 15 and 20).
- The Department of Tourism (5th Avenue South between Avenida Juarez and Calle 1 South Building Plaza Del Sol.
The Price of Limes
The price of limes, a commodity for the preparation of some dishes and drinks, so far remains between 30 and 40 pesos in markets, but is expected to drop 40 percent in the month of May. It is expected that the cost of a kilo will drop to between 20 and 25 pesos.
The Cozumel Sun
COZUMEL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES May 2014
EL CEDRAL FESTIVAL APRIL 28TH, 2014 – MAY, 3RD
6TH INTERNATIONAL COZUMEL ISLAND GOLF TOURNAMENT MAY 3RD
TASTE OF COZUMEL – SWIM, BIKE AND RUN FESTIVAL 2014 MAY 9TH, 10TH, & 11TH
SIXTH ANNUAL LION-FISH FISHING TOURNAMENT MAY 11TH
SEA TURTLE WORKSHOP MAY 15TH – AUGUST 31ST
CRUZ ROJA COZUMEL BAZAAR MAY 16 & 17TH
COZUMEL FISHING TOURNAMENT MAY 16TH, 17TH, & 18TH
COZUMEL AERO SHOW 2014 MAY 17TH & 18TH
SACRED MAYAN JOURNEY MAY 22ND, 23RD,&24TH
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