Historical Cozumel Island Figure Remembered

Historic Mayan island leader, Nojoch Juan Bautista Vega, was remembered at a special event attended by the Mayor and other important dignatories last Friday. Bautista, born in Cozumel in 1884, was taken prisoner by the local Maya but later helped lead them in their fight for liberty.

Cozumel Mayor, Gustavo Ortega Joaquín, attended traditional rituals and visited local Mayan dignataries at the sanctuaries of Chumpón, Tixcacal Guardia, de la Cruz Parlante and Chancá de la Cruz. The ceremonies included the offering of food, flowers, candles and incense to Mayan priests, and the laying of a floral reef at Bautista's tomb. The Mayor said that a bust of Bautista would be made to help strengthen bonds between the island and the Mayans. It will also honor those that laid the foundations of the modern state of Quintana Roo in the nineteenth century.

"The Big Boss" - Daddy Yankee in Cozumel

Double MTV Latin America Award nominee, Daddy Yankee, has confirmed he will play in Cozumel on October 16, 2007. The top Puerto Rican urban music artist will hold a concert at the island's baseball stadium as part of "The Big Boss" Latin American tour.

The tour is to promote his reggaeton music album "El Cartel: The Big Boss", released earlier this summer. Elsewhere in Mexico, Daddy Yankee will hold concerts in Torreon, Monterrey, San Luis Potosi and Culiacan. The dates coincide with the MTV 2007 Latin American music awards being held on October 18 in Mexico City. Daddy Yankee has been nominated for "Best Urban Artist" and "Best Solo Artist".

For more details and ticket information visit Daddy Yankee's website .