tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23943415611657637292024-03-27T16:53:02.379-07:00 Isla Mujeres Magazine * Isla Mujeres * Mexican Caribbean * Que Maravilla!
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Second Issue, 2015</span></i></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"> <b>~ </b>Edited by Ronda of <a href="http://www.mvcisla.com/" target="_blank">MaraVilla Caribe B&B </a>and In <a href="http://www.aboutislamujeres.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">Isla Mujeres Daily News</a></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.aboutislamujeres.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"> <b>~ </b></span> </a></span></span></span><span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.com/p/preview-edition-edited-12182013-isla.html" target="_blank">Isla Mujeres Charities</a>:</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Wish Lists, Drop offs, Volunteering, Benefits, Links</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Information about 15 groups helping those in need in the Isla Mujeres community. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> If your charity would like its information added or updated, please contact me at westofcuba@gmail.co </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1.</span><a class="GCUXF0KCPF" href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/by-ronda-winn-roberts-ramon-bravo.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Remembering Ramon Bravo: Olympic Athlete, Environmentalist, & Oceanographer</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><i><b><span class="hps">Ramon</span> <span class="hps">Bravo</span> <span class="hps">Prieto</span><span class=""> was a leading</span> <span class="hps">oceanographer</span> <span class="hps">and conservationist</span><span class="">, who founded</span> <span class="hps">the first </span><span class="hps">environmental protection </span></b></i></span><i><b><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">group in </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">the state</span><span class="">, in</span><span class="hps"> 1965,</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""> in</span> <span class="hps">Isla Mujeres</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">. The
statue at the traffic circle by the entrance to Sac Bajo, near Mundaca
Hacienda, commemorates him. <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/by-ronda-winn-roberts-ramon-bravo.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2.</span><a class="GCUXF0KCPF" href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_34.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Isla Women's Beading Cooperative </span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">by Karen Rosenberg</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>When you are on Isla, be sure to
visit the Isla Women's Beading Cooperative in La Gloria. <i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This group of amazing artists (~57 women) create one of a kind handcrafted beaded jewelry ... necklaces, earrings,
bracelets, purses and more. <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_34.html" target="_blank"> Read more...</a>..</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></i></b></span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3.</span><a class="GCUXF0KCPF" href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/10-signs-youre-becoming-mexicanized.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Islaholics, Expats & 9 Signs You're 'Mexicanized'</span></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Foreigners who've fallen head over heels with this island have been
calling themselves "Islaholics" for years. A recently created
Facebook group by this name acquired nearly 3000 members in a matter of months.</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b> There's ~4500 members in that group, now that it's ~a year old.
There's also an Islaholic<u>o</u>s group with ~1200 members and an Islaholics of
Isla Mujeres group with ~1300 members.</b></i></span></span><br />
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Islaholics start planning their next trip as soon as they return home,
but they aren't just dreaming; they're comparing fares & updating
their "countdown app". They've got visions of seaside living when they
buy lottery tickets, & they've checked out some properties for sale,
just in case. <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/10-signs-youre-becoming-mexicanized.html" target="_blank"> Read more...</a>..</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4.</span><a class="GCUXF0KCPF" href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/in-1876-augustus-le-plongeon-50-year.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">A Trip Report From 1876</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> with excerpts & photos by Augustus & Alice le Plongeon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b><b> Isla Mujeres was founded in 1850 by people fleeing the Caste War, who were
given permission by the Mexican government to settle on the isle,
provided they farmed the land
for six years, built their own roads and infrastructure, and expected no
protection or services from the federal government.</b></b></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><b> </b></b></i><i><b><b><i><b>In 1876, Augustus le Plongeon, 50 year old eccentric, visited Isla
Mujeres with a 25 year old beauty he had married in London two years
earlier. </b></i></b><b> Augustus
hadn't mentioned the war to Alice, nor the yellow fever epidemics that
left them quarantined on the boat in many of the port cities. Among other observations, Alice described the pirate Mundaca and
commented about the towers left behind by the pirate Lafitte. <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/in-1876-augustus-le-plongeon-50-year.html" target="_blank">Read more..</a>..</b></b></i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. </span><a class="GCUXF0KCPF" href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/whale-sharks.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Whale sharks, Turtles, & Rays, Oh My!</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i> From ~May 15 to ~September 15, whale shark tour boats take people to swim with these
gentle giants, who are the largest fish in the world. They visit the Isla Mujeres area to eat plankton & fish
eggs</i></b>.</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlFBsUMLhDcW1D2Fv9Dk1Gyagjk29-nEo6toSkgowITurFo9aS41NwBxnXLPvJ1kyvFL9DztIYC9axZA65jPCgg2tVxqWWSgFZN9a3B6T9UeMGZWSwFsk5LFhin7yTf2OMQVsmy-PYH4T/s1600/turtlegg2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlFBsUMLhDcW1D2Fv9Dk1Gyagjk29-nEo6toSkgowITurFo9aS41NwBxnXLPvJ1kyvFL9DztIYC9axZA65jPCgg2tVxqWWSgFZN9a3B6T9UeMGZWSwFsk5LFhin7yTf2OMQVsmy-PYH4T/s1600/turtlegg2.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i> Large groups of rays visit the blue waters of the whale shark
tour area (Aguas Azules), since they are also filter feeders with
similar diets</i></b>. </span><br />
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eggs take ~60 days to hatch & in Isla Mujeres, and the majority are from Green turtles, while the second most common are from Loggerheads,
and least number are Hawksbills. In 2013, 165,000 eggs were protected at the Tortugranja. <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/whale-sharks.html" target="_blank">Read more.</a>..</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. </span><a class="GCUXF0KCPF" href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_9.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Iguanas! </span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">By Rob Herrin (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/beentravelin" target="_blank">beentravelin</a>) & Lynda Lock </span><span style="font-size: medium;">(<a href="http://lynda-notesfromparadise.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">Notes From Paradise</a>)</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38SnMxH_GGz95iFwUEis-uoCm6Igt4RfmpG6I0jBnPz3ILVAmwXVzsLlYQu9E1qQEwLmblXBt8bBTndX30Ur9bpVwMxWf8skIjaC48YWep2rOJSo-phVfJ4wBCL_crC0Hs8FT65sWlFkw/s1600/iguanasign.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38SnMxH_GGz95iFwUEis-uoCm6Igt4RfmpG6I0jBnPz3ILVAmwXVzsLlYQu9E1qQEwLmblXBt8bBTndX30Ur9bpVwMxWf8skIjaC48YWep2rOJSo-phVfJ4wBCL_crC0Hs8FT65sWlFkw/s1600/iguanasign.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Green Iguanas (flippantly known as bamboo chicken) are attracted to bright colours such as red, orange and yellow. From
personal experience I'd say that this bit of trivia found on a website
dedicated to the care and feeding of pet iguanas is correct. We
have had iguanas munch on our yellow hose nozzle, attack the orange
handle on the rake, or beg for treats when I wear my red gardening
gloves.<a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_9.html" target="_blank"> Read more...</a>.</span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7.</span><a class="GCUXF0KCPF" href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_57.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Videos of Isla Mujeres</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> By Rob Herrin (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/beentravelin" target="_blank">beentravelin</a>) & others</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>A picture is worth a thousand words....what can I say? Isla is very photogenic! </b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b> <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_57.html" target="_blank">See more....</a>.</b></i></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. </span><a class="GCUXF0KCPF" href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_85.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Little Matadors & Little Bulls: A Really Big Show! </span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> By <a href="http://lifewithbeck.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">Becky ("Life's a Beach"</a>) & <a href="http://lynda-notesfromparadise.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">Lynda ("Notes From Paradise"</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>It all started when Craig and I noticed these posters cropping up all
over the island on utility poles. Los Enanitos Toreros de Mexico.
Before long, a large group of us had plans to meet at the Plaza de Toros
on Tuesday afternoon to see the bullfighters of small stature. After
all, how many times would we have the opportunity to view an event like
that! <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_85.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a>...</b></i></span><br />
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<b><i>A photo essay of the endless variety of fishing boats, ferries, sailboats, yachts, balseros, and other vessels you'll find around the isle.<a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_11.html" target="_blank"> See more..</a>.</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">10. </span><a class="GCUXF0KCPF" href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/birds-of-isla-mujeres.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Birds of Isla Mujeres & Isla Contoy</span></a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The Reserve of Isla Contoy is a sanctuary
to many tropical marine birds, and approximately 152 species have
been counted. Half of the species are residents of the island and
the others are migratory species from the north.<a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/birds-of-isla-mujeres.html" target="_blank"> Read more..</a>..</span></b></span></i> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">11. </span><a class="GCUXF0KCPF" href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/the-isla-effect-by-ronda-winn-roberts.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">The "Isla Effect"</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>...Your pace is likely to slow down as you try to take
in the incredibly diverse and very foreign images that surround you,
moving from the hot chaos of afternoon streets full of tourists
chattering in a dozen different languages, to balmy evenings with
tranquil sounds of waves rising and falling. You'll find yourself
spending long moments watching sunlight sparkling like diamonds across
the sea, and remembering that happiness comes from small pleasures, like
watching an iguana run across the hot sand.... <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/the-isla-effect-by-ronda-winn-roberts.html" target="_blank">Read more..</a>.</b></i></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;">1. <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.com/p/preview-edition-edited-12182013-isla.html" target="_blank">Isla Mujeres Charities</a>:</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Information about 15 groups helping those in need in the Isla Mujeres community</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">If your charity would like its information added or updated, please contact me at westofcuba@gmail.com </span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"> by Ronda </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">(<a href="http://www.aboutislamujeres.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">In Isla Mujeres Daily News</a>)</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6bTQ_z_m7vr6sQIwPENqSl83gB0p6379p9yIhOn2ka0hGUzylSL39rvvH8Do9RJIsH-ctM3Qos3PoZ_eueV8k04P2StTtCwCBtrIIziMNRq0TRYVMIs5CmcrGEB30MoRw03jOEoLX85j/s1600/FF+oldBullft44TemoN3012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6bTQ_z_m7vr6sQIwPENqSl83gB0p6379p9yIhOn2ka0hGUzylSL39rvvH8Do9RJIsH-ctM3Qos3PoZ_eueV8k04P2StTtCwCBtrIIziMNRq0TRYVMIs5CmcrGEB30MoRw03jOEoLX85j/s1600/FF+oldBullft44TemoN3012.jpg" /></a><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Isla Mujeres was a thriving community for a hundred and twenty years before developers carved Cancun out of the jungle in the 1970's</span></span></span></span><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> W</span></span></span></span><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">hen the Mexican government decided to create a planned city as a major tourism destination in 1969,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cancun consisted of a handful of caretakers living on coconut plantations owned by wealthy</span></span></span></span><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="notranslate"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> residents of Isla Mujeres.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/a-tale-of-two-islands-part-one-just.html" target="_blank"> Just Being A Kid On Isla Mujeres</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> by Lynda Lock (<a href="http://lynda-notesfromparadise.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">Notes From Paradise</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our Isla Mujeres friend, Freddy Medina has many good memories from growing up on Isla in the 1970's. </span><br />
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Medina, built a strong concrete house on the west side of the island
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<span style="font-size: large;">4.</span> <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_5139.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Pirates of Isla Mujeres</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> by Ronda (<a href="http://www.aboutislamujeres.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">In Isla Mujeres Daily News</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> When Spaniards sailed to Isla Mujeres from Cuba in 1517, they found no
people or signs of settlement on the island. They broke the female idols
in the Mayan temple, replacing them with an icon of the Virgin
Mary, and moved on. The island became a refuge for pirates during the colonial period.</span><i> </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5.<a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_6657.html" target="_blank"> Door Angst</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">by Becky (<a href="http://lifewithbeck.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">Life's A Beach</a>)</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSFqIgZR5cKB3P4GvvIePJf7iwzWaDcRcHKNABsWDGB_4PAxEiNOi6PMESh2VCGByXBcYSqlMYWc2OOVa1xOAI37Gl_vqWyuyu5YEvPOSkY6shpKjFDSfFsFJYpC2jAwdOXoN8yRjjbpS/s1600/isladoorsbecky.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSFqIgZR5cKB3P4GvvIePJf7iwzWaDcRcHKNABsWDGB_4PAxEiNOi6PMESh2VCGByXBcYSqlMYWc2OOVa1xOAI37Gl_vqWyuyu5YEvPOSkY6shpKjFDSfFsFJYpC2jAwdOXoN8yRjjbpS/s200/isladoorsbecky.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a>Deep thoughts, probably because I couldn't sleep last night. I return
home with photos of all these doors, yet I've entered few to none of
them. Perhaps the title of this post should be <i>Doorways Not Chosen</i>.
Does it signal a lack of adventure, a failure to speak the language and
breach the cultural divide, or just that I'm hesitant to break rules
and be impolite? Or maybe I'm just over thinking it. Next trip I vow
to explore more and enter a few local doorways.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/this-is-from-perrys-whirlwind-mayan.html" target="_blank">Perry's Whirlwind Mayan Adventure</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> by Laura MapChick & Perry (<a href="https://store.cancunmap.com/" target="_blank">Cancun Maps</a>)</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3M9Kg5_2PXBiYOAkB-BGM1O-moAJY_MQO6xxUzEzN0qXi_emCxQAzeZpPpytMbMrip6j3o548O_p5M2cXHReWgrElkrjYvwMQfES5efya8karMojW0_hPnE0yDAHbaHGWCP57YARokTv/s1600/perrysadventuresmapchick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3M9Kg5_2PXBiYOAkB-BGM1O-moAJY_MQO6xxUzEzN0qXi_emCxQAzeZpPpytMbMrip6j3o548O_p5M2cXHReWgrElkrjYvwMQfES5efya8karMojW0_hPnE0yDAHbaHGWCP57YARokTv/s200/perrysadventuresmapchick.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a>No bike on this day, I depended upon my feet and a few taxi rides. I
had already dined at seven restaurants, but the bulk of those were
around lunchtime. In the afternoon I walked miles of beachfront, some
lined with beautiful sand, but most nothing but rocky shoreline dotted
with rental properties. For the first time in days I was actually hungry
and this restaurant was one I had never tried. A cerveza (beer) is
definitely in order.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/blog-page_7144.html" target="_blank">Volunteer Spotlight on Tiffany of Barlito's</a> </span><br />
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This issue's spotlight is on <span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="Tiffany Yenawine Wareing" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="Tiffany Yenawine Wareing" data-type="ent:user" data-uid="1061704284">Tiffany Yenawine Wareing, who volunteers with Isla Animals and is on the board at Little Yellow School House. </span><span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="Tiffany Yenawine Wareing" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="Tiffany Yenawine Wareing" data-type="ent:user" data-uid="1061704284">Tiffany & her husband Brad own and manage the popular </span><span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="Barlito, bakery & market cafe and Sonrisas Catering on Isla Mujeres, MX" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="Barlito, bakery & market cafe and Sonrisas Catering on Isla Mujeres, MX" data-type="ent:group" data-uid="256493982411">"<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/Barlito/" target="_blank">Barlito's Bakery & Market Cafe" and "Sonrisas Catering</a>".</span><br />
<span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="Barlito, bakery & market cafe and Sonrisas Catering on Isla Mujeres, MX" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="Barlito, bakery & market cafe and Sonrisas Catering on Isla Mujeres, MX" data-type="ent:group" data-uid="256493982411">At the restaurant this busy couple collects donations of shoes
for Zapatos Por Los Ninos, and English books for Alaghom Naom's grade
school students, as well as items for Isla Animals & LYSH. The
walls of the cafe are covered with beautiful creations for sale by
artists who have participated in the monthly Artist's Fair</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2394341561165763729#editor/target=page;pageID=2674441943002802661" target="_blank">1500's Piracy Around Isla Mujeres</a> by Fidel Villanueva Madrid, Isla Historian <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.aboutislamujeres.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank"> </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"> During the 1500's, the eas</span>tern
coast of what is now Quintana Roo was of little importance to Spain
whose maritime routes were concentrated in the Antilles.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span title="Ocasionalmente, alguna embarcación procedente del Golfo de Honduras buscaba el abrigo de las islas de Mujeres y Cozumel en caso de mal tiempo o para carenar sus barcos."> Occasionally,
a boat from the Gulf of Honduras sought the shelter of the islands of
Mujeres and Cozumel during bad weather, or when their boats needed repairs. </span><span title="Salvo esas eventualidades la soledad era el común denominador de nuestras costas e islas, lo cual sirvió bien a los piratas que encontraron excelentes refugios para espiar y atacar a los navíos españoles que navegaban desde o hacia La Habana, Cuba.">Except
in those incidences, loneliness was the common denominator of our
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and islands. This suited the purposes of the pirates, who found the
isles to be excellent shelters from which to spy and attack the Spanish
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<span style="font-size: large;"> 9. <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/did-you-know.html" target="_blank">Did You Know....?</a> by Ronda </span><span style="font-size: large;">(<a href="http://www.aboutislamujeres.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">In Isla Mujeres Daily News</a>)</span><br />
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It went down Rueda Madina to Lopez Mateos and from there it went on Carlos Lazo to the hotel Zazil Ha.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">10.</span><a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/featured-photos.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"> Featured Photos</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">By a variety of photographers</span><br />
<i><a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/featured-photos.html" target="_blank">See more</a> </i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Tony Garcia</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">11. <a href="http://islamujeresmagazine.blogspot.mx/p/analysis-of-population-growth-in-isla.html">50 Years of Population Growth in Isla Mujeres By Ronda Winn-Roberts</a></span><br />
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A Statistical Analysis.<br />
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