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| Ribbon cutting - photo Municipality of Isla Mujeres |
At
last, after many false starts and delays dating back to December of
2013, the new ferry terminal was officially inaugurated by a large
group of dignitaries on Saturday, October 4th.
(Updated: Roberto Borge was charged with fraud in 2017 and imprisoned. Link below.)
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| Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa & Roberto Borge Angulo |
Every level of government was represented, from our own Municipal
President Agapito
Magaña Sánchez, to the Governor of Quintana Roo Roberto
Borge Angulo, to the Federal General Coordinator of Ports and
Merchant Marines Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, the President of Cancun,
the President of Cozumel, our Naval Vice-Admiral Juan Ramón Pigñol, plus a host of other
dignitaries.
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| Waiting for the event to start |
A
good crowd of islanders were on hand for the celebration. A large
white tent was quickly erected in the new parking lot. It sheltered
two massive video screens and a convention-style raised platform for
the honoured guests, plus dozens of white slip-covered chairs for the
general public. It was a classy event.
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| Appreciative crowd listening to Agapito Magaña |
But,
you know, everything runs on Mexican time. The event was supposed to
start at 10:30 in the morning, but didn't get started until the last
dignitary arrived via helicopter around 12:30 in the afternoon. And
as always, everyone waited patiently for the commencement. The only
people checking their wrist watches with mild irritation were us, the
ex-pats. (We are learning, slowly, very slowly, not to fuss over
start times.)
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| Governor Roberto Borge & Presidente Agapito Magaña |
Finally
the event started. Municipal President Agapito
Magaña Sánchez called it “a historic day” for Isla Mujeres to
have this new 700-thousand square-meter terminal. The new structure
is fantastic, with plenty of room for the two plus million visitors
that Isla Mujeres will host this year. Of course, the smaller
vendors, eating establishments, and tour operators will take a little
time to settle into the new facility, but be patient; eventually it
will happen.
Some of you will say that the old, quaint facility had character,
befitting the island; however, one visit to the
washrooms or the waiting area would have put paid to that idea. Isla
Mujeres is a world-class destination - funky, quaint, rustic, fun,
beautiful, romantic, or hip - but it is that first impression that
grabs the newcomer, creating a yearning, a compulsion to return again
and again to this beautiful little island. This gleaming white
facility, with its Mayan architectural influences, is a dazzling new
entrance to paradise.
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| Governor Roberto Borge |
Governor
Roberto Borge also promised in his very popular speech, the
completion of the Cultural Centre, completion of the ongoing hospital project, more utility services on the mainland portion of
Isla Mujeres, upgrading the car ferry terminal at Punta Sam, and last
but not least, the repairs and upgrading of the popular Isla Mujeres
baseball field.
Whew! That's a big list, hope it happens.
Hasta
Luego
Lawrie, Lynda, Sparky, and Thomas
Murder. Mayhem. Revenge. Romance.
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