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I ran across an old government report I had squirreled away since 1978. It says, among other things:
In the year 1977:
Cozumel’s population was 21,905
Cozumel had 29 hotels of all categories, with a total of 1,636 hotel rooms. Hotels were at an average of 56% room occupancy. That was an increase of 12% over 1976
For the six month period January to August 1977, Cozumel had a total of 87,468 tourists, of which 50,728 were not Mexican
During the same period, Cancun had 37,077 non-Mexican tourists
The average stay on Cozumel was 3 days
Average amount spent per day including room was $31.00 usd
Cozumel had daily flights from Merida, Mexico City, Houston, Miami, and Isla Mujeres (the Isla Mujeres airport is now closed).
Cozumel had 600 telephone numbers. Cancun only had 227
Cozumel had no radio station or television reception
Cozumel generated 13 tons of solid garbage per day, with one garbage truck making three trips to the dump per day.
In the year 1977:
Cozumel’s population was 21,905
Cozumel had 29 hotels of all categories, with a total of 1,636 hotel rooms. Hotels were at an average of 56% room occupancy. That was an increase of 12% over 1976
For the six month period January to August 1977, Cozumel had a total of 87,468 tourists, of which 50,728 were not Mexican
During the same period, Cancun had 37,077 non-Mexican tourists
The average stay on Cozumel was 3 days
Average amount spent per day including room was $31.00 usd
Cozumel had daily flights from Merida, Mexico City, Houston, Miami, and Isla Mujeres (the Isla Mujeres airport is now closed).
Cozumel had 600 telephone numbers. Cancun only had 227
Cozumel had no radio station or television reception
Cozumel generated 13 tons of solid garbage per day, with one garbage truck making three trips to the dump per day.