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Welcome to News
Cozumel!
The month of May is probably second in fun only to Carnival. This month
holds both the fair at El Cedral and our International Boat Rodeo.
The Feria Del Cedral started at the end of April and runs into the first
week in May. This event has been taking place on the island for over 150
years. It is a weeklong festival complete with traditional dances,
cattle exhibitions, races, rides, and even bull fights. There is a large
variety of good food and beverages along with an impressive selection of
crafts available for purchase.
The Mexican boat Rodeo takes place May 11 through the 13th. This fishing
contest attracts participants from around the world. More than 100 boats
hit the water for this exciting event. You must sign up for the
tournament in advance, everyone is welcome. The website address is
www.rodeodelanchasmexicana.com.There is one million pesos in prizes to
be won, check out the new vehicles parked at the municipal Palace
parking lot facing the waterfront.
I have an update on the local discount for the car ferry. You can get a
discount for vehicles with foreign plates. You will need to hold a
Mexican Drivers license and provide the original and copies of your
Visa, both sides of your driver's license (from your country of origin)
and the vehicle entry permit. You must also give them on a piece of
paper a description of your vehicle that includes the plate number,
color, make, and model. The permit will be in the name or names of the
vehicle tile holder(s).
To get a Mexican Drivers License you must apply at the Police Station
next to the Municipal Palace. You need to bring your Drivers License
from your country of origin, passport, Visa, CURP, and Light bill (proof
of residence). You need copies of all of these along with the originals.
If you drive both car and motorcycle, you can get both at the same time.
Funerals in Cozumel
Last year I wrote an article on what options are available if you die on
the island. It is not a pleasant subject, never-the-less, one that I
have to give attention to.
We have no plans to ever return to the United States, other than to
visit. In addition to my husband and me, I have the Power of Attorney
for our friend Sharon and my mother who is in her 80s with advanced
dementia. Life caught me unaware and unprepared once when my husband
Charles had the stroke that left him right-side paralyzed and virtually
ruined us financially. I learned a very important lesson, “be prepared
for anything.”
In Cozumel there is no crematorium, and the cost to transport a loved
one to the mainland for cremation is astronomical. In my research I
discovered that the medical examiner is only involved if there is a
question about the nature of the death. Embalmment is only required if
you need to postpone the funeral while you wait for relatives to arrive.
You can be buried without it, if you do so within 24 hours. There are
circumstances where you must be buried immediately, like if you die in a
severe car accident.
In other words, if you purchase your resting place in advance, the cost
of your casket and whatever services you require from the funeral parlor
can be your only expenses. This is less frightening for us on fixed and
limited income.
Many local families buy their lot and build a little Mausoleum. The same
Mausoleum can be used for generations. They are designed with smaller
spaces available that remains can be moved to after six years. The
cemetery has a mortician on site that applies for an order of exhumation
and moves the remains from the coffin to a smaller container. This frees
up the space in the crypt for another coffin. This, of course is
optional, you can set it up so that your resting place is final.
The
cemetery also has single and double crypts available. In my tour I saw
sections where obviously unrelated people were laid to rest. There where
large Mausoleums purchased by various unions for their members.
This in mind, I have taken action this month and purchased a lot at the
“Pateon Mansion de Paz” cemetery. The size I purchased is good for up to
six people. The original cost was $16,638 pesos, by paying it all and in
cash; they gave me a 20% discount. We paid a total of $14,830 pesos that
included the building permit. There are payment plans available if you
cannot pay all at once, but you will not qualify for the 20% discount.
Once you purchase the land,
the building is up to you. You may contract someone you trust to build
per your design or contract with the cemetery as we plan to do. The
design I like will cost $38,000 pesos, not including the rod iron gates
and the tiles I want on the outside wall.
I have all the pricing information and contact numbers if you are
interested. As always, I will be more than happy to assist you in person
if you need me:
987-869-1757 Mexico
386-445-8702 United States number
auritaholguin@msn.com
atreasuryoftrade@msn.com
Have a wonderful month of May, until next time!
Cozumel Red Cross Services
Cruz Roja's most active job is to serve as the island's designated first
responder to accidents and other emergencies. In addition we offer the
following low-cost medical services:
General Medicine
Pediatric
Dentistry
Nutrition
Injections
Nebulizer Treatments
Blood Pressure Measurement
Clinical Laboratory
24 HRS Emergency Service - Dial 065
English Language Church Services
Ebenezer Presbyterian Church
30th Ave. at 10th Street North
Services in English every Sundays at 9 a.m.
Jesus es Rey
Bible Church
Corner of Ave. 95 y Calle 39.
Services in English will be at 10a.m.
Jewish Services Friday Evenings & Saturday Mornings
Chabad of Cozumel
Calle 12 No. Entre R. Melgar & 5th Ave.
chabadcozumel@gmail.com
Rabbi David Caplin
044-987-111-9715
Emergency Numbers
Emergency 060
24 Hour Doctor 872-0103
Dentist 872-0808
Hyperbaric Chamber 872-0103
Police 872-0092
Red Cross 872-1058
Taxi Cab 872-0236
Taxi Cab 872-0041
U.S. Consulate 872-4574
U.S Consulate 872-6152
U.S. Consulate 044-987-121-0323
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