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spots defined on side one are more closely Franko’s Map of Cozumel is a must have
shown here. A few undersea photos of the for anyone visiting or diving at Cozumel.
reefs and sights highlight this map. Anyone who likes seahorses must have
Although this detail shows many of the this map!
hotels and resorts along Cozumel’s
leeward side, the City of San Miguel itself COZUMEL ISLAND REEF
deserves an even closer detail. And thus CREATURES IDENTIFICATION
the detail called Franko’s Map of GUIDE
Downtown San Miguel was created.
Many of Cozumel’s main dive shops are The first of a series of Caribbean Reef
located in this detail, along with the city’s Creatures fish cards is this one of
main features, such as the cruise ship Cozumel. On both sides of the card there
terminals, the route to the airport, Plaza are fish - lots and lots of colorful, tropical,
San Miguel, hotels, and even grocery Caribbean fish, plus invertebrates,
stores. A pictue of a statue of the sponges, and corals. There are over 100
archangel San Miguel (Saint Michael), species shown. There are big fish like the
which was photographed at Cozumel’s nurse shark, tiny fish like the blue
beautiful San Miguel Church, shows chromis, and middle-size fish like the
exactly what this fine city was named princess parrotfish. There are fat ones like
after. This city map and the details on the the blue parrotfish, skinny ones like the
other parts of the map make getting trumpet fish, sleek ones like the cero, box-
around on Cozumel via car, vespa, bike, shaped ones like the spotted trunkfish,
or walking easy. The last detail on side round ones like the spot fin butterfly fish,
two of Franko’s Map of Cozumel is the wide ones like the eagle ray, and much
Coral Reefs detail, in which yours truly more. Then there are colorful sponges and
(Franko) has created a water cube. In it corals. The cutest one of all may be the
the nature of Cozumel’s walls (drop-offs), seahorse. The scariest thing on the card is
where scuba divers take a fabulous drift- probably the fire coral. The list is almost
dive ride on Cozumel’s strong, clear like a top-100 of favorite critters in
currents, is described in detail. This is Cozumel waters. The fish card measure
typical of Santa Rosa Wall, or Maracaibo (H x L) 4" x 6" (10.2cm x 15.24cm), is
Reef. In slightly shallow water this same printed on laminated plastic so that it is
picture shows a typical cross section of stiff, shiny and waterproof. It has a hole
Coral Pinnacles and Buttresses, as would for a lanyard, so you can actually take it
be experienced on a Cozumel drift dive at diving or snorkeling. Card makes a great
Columbia Pinnacles or Punta Sur (another gift idea.
famous favorite Cozumel dive site).
Lastly, there is a depiction of a Cozumel
Coral Garden, such as might be found at
Santa Rosa Shallows or Paradise Reef.
