The Cozumel Sun News May 20, 2018

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 This week in The Cozumel Sun News, The Mexican 2018 National and Local Elections, The Sacred Mayan Journey, and More!

The Mexican 2018 Elections

On July 1 Cozumel will join the rest of Mexico to elect a new President. The Mexican Presidency is a six-year term, and presidents can only serve one term. One of these men pictured will be Mexico{s next President. Candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is the front runner. Candidate Ricardo Anaya appears to be running in Second-place. PRI party candidate José Antonio Meade is in third place in the polls. Running in last place to date is independent candidate Jaime Rodríguez Calderón.

Cozumeleñans will be electing  three openings in one of the two House of Representatives and a Municipal President. New legislation has passed that will enable the current Municipal President to run for a second term for the very first time. Also new, the Municipal Presidency , currently a two year term will now be a three year term. There are five candidates vying to be Cozumel’s Municipal President (Mayor), Pedro Joaquin Delbouis, Juanita Alonso, Salvador Rocha Vargas, Gloria Mex, and current Municipal President, Perla Tun.

In other news, Experts are predicting that the Mexican peso could trade at up to 22 to the U.S. dollar between now and the July 1. The prediction is based on the Mexican  Presidential Election  on July 1, and  to the continuing uncertainty over the outcome of  the negotiations to update NAFTA.

Travesía Sagrada Maya

The Fundación de Parques y Museos de Cozumel invites the general public to take part observing the Sacred Mayan Journey at Chankanaab Park this 25 and 26th of May. Access to Chankanaab Park and Transportation is free of charge.  Transportation is available to Chankanaab Park departing from the Cozumel Convention Center on Friday, May 25 from 10am to Noon and on Saturday, May 26 from 7 am to 8 am.

12th Annual Sacred Mayan Journey

Coming May  25 / 26 2018

http://www.travesiasagradamaya.com.mx/

The Sacred Mayan Journey is an event that recreates one of the most ancient traditions of the Mayan culture; the annual pilgrimage of the Mayan oarsmen, who braved the ocean on their canoes and crossed to the island of Cozumel. They did it to worship the Goddess Ixchel by taking her offerings in search of her divine message for the Mayan people.

The Opening ceremony takes place in X’Caret Park an evening in May. Early the next morning, some 400 men and women canoes leave from Playa del Carmen in canoes, arriving in Cozumel mid-day. The participants are from Solidaridad (Playa ), Tulum, and Cozumel. Cozumel usually has 15 women and 15 men  representing our island. That evening a traditional ceremony is reenacted in Chankanaab Park. Early the following morning , the canoes start their trip back to the mainland.