2003 in Mexico (Cozumel)
(land #6) first time in Central America
2003-08-29 23:59 // updated 2026-03-28 20:17
August 29, 2003 : the Navigator of the Seas ship sailed into Cozumel, Mexico
"background"
- took a ferry from Cozumel Island to Playa del Carmen on the Mexican mainland to see the Mayan ruins of Tulum
- a sightseeing leader named José, himself a Mayan, talked about the Mayans on our ride to Tulum
- at this time of my life Mexico felt like the most "far-flung land" ever set foot on, even if they set out to make it look like "what the crowds wanted to see"
"trip markers"
- 6th "new country"
- 5th country in North America (including Central America)
- 1st time in Mexico
- 1st country where Spanish was an official language
- 1st time in Central America