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Puerto Morelos is a town in Quintana Roo, Mexico's easternmost state, on the Yucatán Peninsula. Quintana Roo is a state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. ...
The United Mexican States or Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México) is a federal republic made up of 31 states (estados) and one Federal District, (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ...
The Yucatán peninsula as seen from space The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. ...
 The Beach at Puerto Morelos in Feb. 2007. There are two parts to Puerto Morelos, the original coastal fishing village is now a laid-back, mixed use neighborhood of private homes, hotels, condominiums, restaurants, and tourist shops. The second part about 2 km. inland and adjacent to Highway 307, on the western side. The inland portion is mainly single level dwellings for the local workers. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Puerto Morelos stands in the north-east of the state, about 36 km south of the resort city of Cancún. It has historically been the main port between the mainland of Yucatán and the Island of Cozumel, and an automobile ferry used to run from Puerto Morelos to Cozumel. The town is named after Independence leader José María Morelos. Giant Mexican flag in the Hotel Zone Cancún (pronounced as IPA: ) is a coastal city in Mexicos easternmost state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. ...
Yucatán is the name of one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. ...
Location of Cozumel State Quintana Roo Presidente municipal Gustavo Ortega JoaquÃn Political Party PAN Area –Land –Water 647 km² Population –Total (2005) –Density 73,193 (2005 census) Time zone UTC –6 Latitude Longitude 20°30′ N 86°57′ W Cozumel (Mayan: Island of the Swallows) is an island in...
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The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ...
Portrait of José MarÃa Morelos, oil painting José MarÃa Teclo Morelos y Pavón (30 September 1765 - 22 December 1815) was one of the main early leaders of Mexicos struggle for independence from Spain. ...
Puerto Morelos has grown rapidly with the development of tourism and as of 2003 is estimated to be the home to some 2,000 people. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...
One hundred meters off shore lies the Puerto Morelos portion of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, designated as a National Marine Park due to local environmental activists. The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System stretches from the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula down to the Bay Islands of Honduras, this reef structure is the largest coral reef in the Western Hemisphere, the second largest coral reef in the world. ...
 The Original Lighthouse at Puerto Morelos in Feb. 2007. In 1967 the structure was tilted over in Hurricane Beulah. It has since survived Hurricanes Gilbert in 1987 and Wilma in 2005, but has not been knocked down. The new light house replacing this one is visible in the background. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Coordinates: 20°51′13″N 86°52′31″W / 20.85361, -86.87528 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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