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LIBRARY OF SOPHIA OF WISDOM III
SOPHIA OF ALL SOPHIA OF WISDOMS
AKA
CAROLINE
E. KENNEDY____________________
JAN 21, 2007
****NOTES FROM SOPHIA OF WISDOM III -
- FISH HOOK DIVE: THIS IS THE STARTING POINT OF THE PLACE WHERE REMAINS
HAVE BEEN LEFT AS OFFERINGS TO THE GOODDESS OF CHILD BIRTHS...
A SPELL IS REQUIRED TO SWIM THE 14 MILE LONG UNDER WATER CAVE.
RE:
Cozumel
(Mayan: Island of the Swallows) is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula,
opposite Playa del Carmen. It is one of the eight municipalities (municipios) of the state of Quintana Roo. Cozumel is a popular
tourist destination renowned for its scuba diving. The main town on the island is San Miguel.
The island is about
48 km (30 miles) north-south and 16 km (10 miles) east-west, and is the largest Atlantic island of Mexico. It is about 20
km (12 miles) from the mainland, and some 60 km (36 miles) south of Cancún. The vast majority of the population of Cozumel
lives in the town of San Miguel (pop. 71,401 in 2005), which is on the western shore. The rest of the island is low, flat,
and densely vegetated.
Colonial era ruin in CozumelThe Maya are believed to have first settled Cozumel by the
early part of the 1st millennium AD, and older Preclassic Olmec artifacts have been found on the island as well. The island
was sacred to Ix Chel, the Maya Moon Goddess, and the temples here were a place of pilgrimage, especially
by women desiring fertility. There are a number of ruins on the island, most from the Post-Classic period.
The largest Maya ruins on the island were bulldozed to make way for an airplane runway
during World War II. The ruins of San Gervasio are located approximately at the center of the island and are the largest remaining
ruins.
The first Spanish visitor was Juan de Grijalva in 1518, and in the following year Hernán Cortés came
with a fleet and destroyed many Maya temples.
Some 40,000 Maya lived on the island then, but smallpox devastated them and by 1570 only
30 were left alive.
In the ensuing years Cozumel was nearly deserted, used as a hideout by pirates from time
to time.
In 1848, the Caste War of Yucatán resulted in resettlement by refugees escaping the
tumult.
A plaque at the Museo Cozumel states Abraham Lincoln as U.S. president
was close to purchasing the island of Cozumel as a place to send the freed slaves.
JFK,JR BOUGHT PRINCESS DIANA AN ISLAND AND THEY FOLLOWED HER EVERY WORD SEE BELOW
The continued war in the Yucatan forced him to change his mind.
Festival of El
Cedral in Cozumel
To this day a historic festival is held in the small town of El Cedral, in the south of Cozumel Island
at the end of April.
This annual event is said to have been started over 150 years ago by Casimiro Cárdenas.
Cárdenas
was one of a group that fled to the island from the village of Saban, on the mainland, after an attack during the War of the
Castes. The attackers killed many other villagers, but Cárdenas survived whilst clutching a small wooden cross.
Legend has it that Cárdenas vowed to start an annual festival wherever he settled, to honor the religious power of
this crucifix.
Today, the original Holy Cross Festival forms part of the wider Festival of El Cedral, which
includes fairs, traditional feasts, rodeos, bullfights, music and competitions.
The celebrations last about 5 days in all and are held every year at the end of April or
beginning of May. [1]
Late 20th century
In 1959, Jacques Cousteau discovered the extent
and beauty of Palancar, the coral reefs at the south of Cozumel and publicized it as one of the best places to go scuba diving
in the world.
Although the original airport was a World War II relic and was able to handle jet aircraft
and international flights, a much larger airport was built in the late 1970s.
This resulted in much greater tourism to Cozumel.
Scuba diving is still Cozumel's
primary draw, mainly due to the healthy coral reef marine communities. These coral reefs are protected from the open ocean
by the island's natural geography.
In 1996, the government of Mexico also established the Cozumel Reefs National Marine Park,
forbidding anyone from touching or removing any marine life within the park boundaries. Despite the importance of healthy
reefs to Cozumel's tourist trade, a deepwater pier was built in the 1990s for cruise ships to dock, causing damage to the
reefs, and it is now a regular stop on cruises in the Caribbean.
21st century
The island was struck directly
by two Category 4 hurricanes during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Emily and Hurricane Wilma, which together
devastated much of the infrastructure and tourism industry on the island. Several successful efforts have been made to reconstruct
damaged areas.
Singer Kirsty MacColl died on this island, after a tragic accident on December 18, 2000 in which she
was hit by a speedboat owned by Mexican supermarket millionaire Guillermo González Nova (owner of Comercial Mexicana). The
original case resulted in minor penalties for a crew hand, but the Mexican authorities have recently agreed to re-open the
case due largely to the efforts of the Justice for Kirsty campaign organized by Kirsty's mother. The campaign's supporters
include U2's Bono. [2]
Geography
Cozumel Island as seen from space, May 1996 Cozumel is a flat island
based on limestone, result of karst topography. The highest natural point on the island is less than 15 meters above sea level.
The Cenotes are deep water filled sinkholes formed by water percolating through the soft
limestone soil during thousands of years.
Cenotes can be explored by snorkeling, swimming or diving, in which several marine species
can be appreciated.
Ancient inhabitants of the island also used the large holes
in the rocks for shelter, particularly to escape the heat, by digging out small caves in the ground.
Biodiversity
Cozumel has a number of endemic species and subspecies of bird including:
the Cozumel Thrasher
the Cozumel
Vireo
the Cozumel Great Curassow, which is almost extinct
Endemic dwarf mammals are found on the island:
the
Cozumel Island Raccoon
the Dwarf Coati
the Cozumel Fox, which is almost extinct
Endemic marine life:
the
Splendid toadfish
Demographics
Cozumel relies solely on tourism for income. All food and manufactured supplies
are shipped onto the island.
There are two universities on the island: UQROO [3] and Partenon. In addition to teaching
English as a degree, they offer five other career options including natural resources research, tourism and commercial systems.
Government
Cozumel is part of the State of Quintana-Roo (Q-Roo). The Municipality of Cozumel consists of the island of Cozumel and
a piece of adjacent mainland.
The "Presidente Municipal" Mayor of Cozumel is elected every 3 years by citizen elections.
The current Mayor of Cozumel belongs to the National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional, PAN) and his name is Gustavo Ortega
Joaquín.
Hurricane Wilma
Cozumel seen through the eye of Hurricane Wilma. Hurricane Wilma, one of the
most powerful hurricanes on record, hit the island in 2005 with devastating effect.
The usually lush rainforest was sheared off. The tops of trees disappeared and there no leaves
were left on the highest five feet of almost every tree.
THIS IS THEM PRACTICING MAGIC
A significant amount of vegetation was ruined when salt water washed over the island. The
sewers of San Miguel were also heavily damaged.
Reconstruction was swift and concerted. Even before the hurricane
cleared the area, the supplies needed to restore the island were already being gathered on mainland Mexico. While many treetops
remain bare and sewer construction creates traffic problems, the island is currently being restored for tourism.
As
of August, 2006, Cozumel has recovered from Hurricane Wilma.
References
Link to tables of population data from
Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
External links
Wikimedia
Commons has media related to:
Cozumel (category)Ayuntamiento de Cozumel Official website
Cozumel Parks and Museums
official site for the Quintana Roo State Foundation that manages Chankanaab Park, Punta Sur, San Gervasio and the Island Museum
Cozumel Mexico - latest news and information.
Viva Cozumel - Maps & Multimedia for the virtual tourist.
(English)
Cozumel, Mexico vacation information, news and photos
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozumel"
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SOPHIA OF WISDOM III - PRINCESS DIANA - 1
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AKA
CAROLINE
E. KENNEDY______________________
NOVEMBER 26, 2006
JOHN F. KENNEDY, JR. ELOPES WITH PRINCESS DIANA
Yes,
this is true....I heard she remarried in the afterlife and was very happy with her new husband Carl....and she had a baby
girl....
John F. Kennedy Jr. elopes with Princess Diana
John F. Kennedy Jr. has eloped with Princess Diana. They
are having good sex together on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean, important news sources revealed today.
Sources state
that JFK Junior and Princess Diana had thought about doing this for a long time but only just now decided to take the plunge.
The sticking point had always been the reluctance of JFK Junior to buy a private island suitable for Princess Diana.
Finally, Junior decided to come up with the money but under certain conditions, one of which was need to include the wife
of JFK Junior, Carolyn Bessette, into this equation.
Carolyn Bessette had her conditions as well, principal of which
was her need to include one of her sisters in this.
John wanted Carolyn to bring her identical twin sisters, Lisa
Ann and Lauren Bessette, so at least he could get two for the price of one. However, Lisa Ann refused to go and in addition
Carolyn was worried about having too much competition, so finally they compromised and agreed to take just one sister, Lauren
Bessette, instead.
The deal finally became that John F. Kennedy Junior gets all the girls. In addition, to keep things
interesting, Carolyn and her sister, Lauren, perform a live lesbian sex show for JFK Junior and Princess Diana every morning.
Princes Diana is the boss. Her word is law on the island. Other than getting free run of all the girls, John must
obey whatever Princess Diana decrees.
"We are not amused", was the official statement of Queen Elizabeth II, reacting
to the news that her former daughter-in-law had run off with John F. Kennedy Junior and his wives.
Rumor has it that
they decided to do it at this point in time because all the girls had become pregnant with John F. Kennedy Junior's babies.
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will receive the honor of having his photo posted here!
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Why did King Henry the Eighth have his wife's head chopped off?
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