Ms. Ann Thrope
Contributor
I'd love to hear more about Cozumel in the '60s, '70s or even early '80s.
I remember Karen's Pizza. It wasn't at Karen's, but I also remember my sore disappointment when we ordered a pizza in Piste with "salchichas" and got the aforementioned cocktail weenies. Actually, they were better than they looked.
We started visiting in the early 1990s as well. Mostly, I remember a lot more open land, even close to town. Even the main square seemed quieter. I remember eating at Plaza Leza and some sort of sizable anteater or coatimundi running up a post. The other side of the island had fewer bars, and the road was smaller. I think it was also easier to get on that unpaved road past Mescalitos, assuming a decent vehicle (I'm still wondering what my best option is for exploring out that way). And I don't think there were any penned dolphins or stingrays. I wish that were still so.
I also remember diving with a lot more grouper and lobster.
Cozumel has changed since we first knew it, but even with the cruise ship explosion, it hasn't changed nearly as much as Playa del Carmen has. That used to be the sleepy backwater to (comparatively) glitzy Cozumel.
I remember Karen's Pizza. It wasn't at Karen's, but I also remember my sore disappointment when we ordered a pizza in Piste with "salchichas" and got the aforementioned cocktail weenies. Actually, they were better than they looked.
We started visiting in the early 1990s as well. Mostly, I remember a lot more open land, even close to town. Even the main square seemed quieter. I remember eating at Plaza Leza and some sort of sizable anteater or coatimundi running up a post. The other side of the island had fewer bars, and the road was smaller. I think it was also easier to get on that unpaved road past Mescalitos, assuming a decent vehicle (I'm still wondering what my best option is for exploring out that way). And I don't think there were any penned dolphins or stingrays. I wish that were still so.
I also remember diving with a lot more grouper and lobster.
Cozumel has changed since we first knew it, but even with the cruise ship explosion, it hasn't changed nearly as much as Playa del Carmen has. That used to be the sleepy backwater to (comparatively) glitzy Cozumel.