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• JEAN MICHEL LAPOINTE S201410550
• CAROLINA BERDEGUÉ ZAPATA S201410233
• BEGOÑA VILADOMAT ZAPIAIN

Cozumel

Map

Cruise SHIP IMPACTS

• Brings almost 3 millions of passengers (21,000 passengers per peak day) 
• Ship operations impacts
• Tourist activities impacts 

Paraiso Reef

• Home to more than 65 species of stony coral 
• More than 500 species of fish
• 350 species of mollusk
• Protected area of the National Park System  
• Over 30 diferent reefs around the island

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•  Human activity is the principal source of reef destruction
• Coral reefs are among the worlds most fragile and endangered ecosystems
• SUNBLOCK
• CHEMICAL WASTE
• DESTRUCTION

san gervasio ruins

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• Pre-colombine Mayan Culture
• Mayan woman payed tribute to goddess of love and fertility
• 100 BCE
• Temple of hands
• Not restored

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BEACH

STRENGTHS

• Very good for economy
• Community has better access to infrastructures (Hospital, School, etc.) 
• Historical heritage
• Very popular touristic destination (Top scuba diving destination)
• Tourism sector is increasing constantly and has good flow

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Weaknesses

• Increased the values of goods on the island
• Create a lot of solid and liquid waiste
• High dependance on tourism sector (2 peak days per weak)
• Unstructured Mayans ruines preservation
• Affect the coral reefs

OPPORTUNITIES

• Eco-Tourism development
• Development of green electricity powering for the island
• Eco-friendly management of waiste 
• Preservation and emphasis on Mayans Ruins
• Creation of a boardwalk from the cruise port to the city center

threats

• Bad management of the waist and of the resources
• Over exploiting the attractions and lost of the island identity
• High hurricane risk zone
• Increase of the price of goods and economic crashed if lost attractiveness
• Destruction of the environment (reefs,jungle, fauna, flora etc)

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