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San Miguel Information
Historic San Miguel, the main city of Cozumel, is a traditional Mexican town with the colorful influence of other Caribbean islands. The city bustles with cruise passengers, divers, and shoppers by day and drifts into calm tranquility by night. It is also a city that has been influenced through centuries of history from Spanish discovery and Pirate raids to bombing submarines in World War 2. See remnants of Caribbean architecture left from colonial times, the famous San Miguel Church, and the Cozumel Museum. Download and listen to the TekTrek audio guide of San Miguel and uncover the history of Cozumel from its first inhabitants to the present.
San Miguel Location
San Miguel is the main city on the island of Cozumel. Ferries and many cruise ships dock at San Miguel. Download a map of San Miguel for directions and to match the audio tracks with the points of interest.
San Miguel Audio Guide – Points of Interest
01 Introduction
02 TIME OF THE SPANISH CONQUEST
03 Swallows
04 Ixchel
05 Arrival of the Spanish
06 COLONIAL PERIOD
07 The Spanish Encomienda
08 New Races and Social Divisions
09 Haciendas
10 Pirates
11 INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
12 Sale of Cozumel
13 Caste War
14 San Miguel Church
15 Chicle Boom
16 Caribbean Architecture
17 MODERN PERIOD
18 Airbase
19 Island Tourism
