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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Yesterday's (Saturday) sunset to the west and to the east, from Maravilla Caribe.
On the National Traffic Light, Quintana Roo is now Orange and trending downward. The Governor clarified that the southern part of the state remains in the Red phase on the State Traffic Light. Here's a transcript of the Press Conference (in Spanish) LINK. This doesn't change the current protocols, but is a good sign
June 13-The municipality of Isla Mujeres reports a total of 22 cases with 2 deaths and 17 recuperated, leaving three active cases.
June 12--The municipality of Isla Mujeres reports two more cases for a total of 22 with 2 deaths and 16 recuperated, leaving four active cases.
June 11- Isla Mujeres continues to report a total of 20 cases with 2 deaths and 14 recovered, leaving 4 active cases in the municipality. The Northern region of the state is in the Orange phase of the state's Epidemiological Traffic Light, which will be updated by the Governor tonight at 8p, and weekly on Thursdays.
On June 9th, Isla Mujeres reported one more case for a total of 20, with 2 deaths and 11 recoveries, leaving a total of 7 active cases in the municipality.
June 9-
Requirements by the City for reopening your business include--Non-contact temperature checks of clients & employees, Sani-Mat at the entrance, completing the IMSS online course & posting signs about the current Color & Percentage (your current capacity) & advising Sanitary Distance of 1.5 meters. Face masks are mandatory for employees & clients. (photos below)
June 10-- Orange Phase--
>THE BEACHES ARE CLOSED-Beaches & bars remain closed, and hotels, restaurants, theme parks, etc may open at 30%. The City translated the first graphic into English explaining the details.
>FACE MASKS ARE MANDATORY. Requirements for local businesses are listed in #3 & include: All employees & clients must wear face masks & their temperatures should be taken at a distance as they enter the business. Gel should be provided, as well as a sani-mat at the entrance. Signs must be posted showing the current capacity at 15%, 30%. 60% or 100% in accordance with the State Epidemiological Traffic Light, in relation to the number of rooms, employees, tables, etc. Customer areas should provide room for 1.5m Healthy Distance, be frequently disinfected and have barriers for cashiers if cash payments are made. Masks are also required in public transportation (cabs, buses).
>BARS ARE CLOSED-All alcohol sales are limited to the hours of 10a-5p (#4) Bars & nightclubs are closed until the Green phase. (#5) Restaurants may open at 30% (#7).
>ORANGE PHASE-This is determined by the "worst" of two indicators--Hospital Availability is green, New Cases are orange. (#6) The colors are updated weekly & this is valid thru June 14, but the Governor said he plans an update on Thursday. An upgrade to the Yellow phase would open the beaches at 60% capacity, as well as increasing most businesses to that level. Downgrading to Red would reduce most businesses to 15%, with closed beaches. These decisions were placed in the hands of the states & municipalities as of June 1st, while the federal Traffic Light provides guidance & shows trends in addition to colors. It is also updated weekly.
>RESIDENTS-Are still advised to Stay At Home and to go out only when necessary during this gradual reactivation of economic activities. (And to use hygiene measures.)
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| Page 2 of the City's requirements for reopening. All employees & clients must wear face masks & their temperatures should be taken at a distance as they enter the business. Gel should be provided, as well as a sani-mat at the entrance. Signs must be posted showing the current capacity at 15%, 30%. 60% or 100% in accordance with the State Epidemiological Traffic Light, in relation to the number of rooms, employees, tables, etc. Customer areas should provide room for 1.5 Healthy Distance, be frequently disinfected and have barriers for cashiers if cash payments are made. Food handlers must wear latex gloves. Employees & Employers must take the listed courses. |
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| Alcohol sales are limited to the hours of 10a-5p. This document is valid through June 30. |
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| Gradual reopening of Principal Activities in the four phases. "Aforo" means capacity is the unit of measurement. "Via Publica" are the streets & sidewalks. |
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| We're in the Northern Region which is currently in the Orange phase. This is determined by the "worst" of two indicators--Hospital Availability is green, New Cases are orange. (#6) The colors are updated weekly & this is valid thru June 14, but the Governor said he plans an update on Thursday. An upgrade to the Yellow phase would open the beaches at 60% capacity, as well as increasing most businesses to that level. Downgrading to Red would reduce most businesses to 15%, with closed beaches. See the first document for translation of the bottom section. |
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| Before the percentages are the units of measurement-Cuartos=rooms, |
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face masks in public transport & areas of conglomerations, wash
hands frequently & use antibacterial gel, maintain healthy distance,
cover sneezes (and coughs), clean spaces at work and home, frequently
disinfect surfaces with high levels of contact. Title: During all of the plan for the gradual return to the New Normality, it is indispensable to follow the following health measures-- |
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This
is the first page of the rules for Isla Mujeres businesses explaining
the reopening will be in accordance with federal health recommendations.
The 1st requirement is posting a sign about capacity percentage in
accordance with the current Traffic Light phase. Examples--If a business
has 50 tables/rooms/vehicles/
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June 11 The Governor said our region will remain in the Orange phase thru June 21st. There will be another update next Thursday. This means most tourism businesses may operate at 30% while following required protocols (but not bars & nightclubs), beaches remain closed and face masks are mandatory.
June 8--From Clinica Medica Isla--(and Dr Xhanat Mora, the municipal Covid-19 prevention liaison)
We are starting with the Tourist Activities in the Northern Zone of the State and in Our municipality, in order to reactivate everyone's economy; so if you visit us we ask you to do it taking care of our population and our health at all times.
In our State, it is MANDATORY to use the Face masks in all public
spaces, as well as maintaining a healthy distance from other people.
The capacity and the reopening of the activities will be done gradually and in accordance with a light 🚦 established by the State Government.
We leave you some recommendations that will help us take care of you and take care of us.
* These recommendations are issued as an orientation for tourists who visit our state and seek to prevent, as far as possible, COVID-19 infections*
June 11--
As of June 9--
The capacity and the reopening of the activities will be done gradually and in accordance with a light 🚦 established by the State Government.
We leave you some recommendations that will help us take care of you and take care of us.
* These recommendations are issued as an orientation for tourists who visit our state and seek to prevent, as far as possible, COVID-19 infections*
June 11--
June 13--In coordination with the Ministry of Health (SESA) a mosquito-prevention nebulization campaign is taking place on the island and in the Continental Zone. The municipal General Secretary, Miriam Trejo Leon, said the first round reached all of the colonias, and this is the intention with this second round. The preventative campaign will be ongoing, and includes work on foot and in vehicles to reach areas where mosquitoes breed. She encouraged the cooperation of residents to clean up their yards of any areas where water can accumulate such as cans, bottles or puddles and to change the water in any vases or pots, as well as ensuring their water tanks are covered. To prevent bites, use mosquito nets on doors and windows and repellent on exposed skin and clothing.
June 13--The municipal government says that with the Epidemiological Traffic Light in the color orange for Isla Mujeres, the beaches remain closed to everyone, although some tourist activities have been reactivated. Personnel with Civil Protection and the municipal Police are monitoring the beaches, which cannot be occupied until the state and federal governments determine that it is time to reopen them. They are monitoring that the visitors remain in the boats, which are allowed by the Harbor Master, and that they do not use the beaches. People are invited to stay in their homes, because it is essential to continue with hygiene and healthy distancing measures.
June 11--Now that the New Normality has begin with the gradual reactivation of economic activities, the municipal Chief of Police, Jaime Ongay Ortiz , reminds the island's inhabitants not to let down their guard and to continue employing healthy distance & hygiene measures when they go out for essential reasons.
Random checkpoints have been implemented in various locations around the island to fortify anti-Covid measures. They are providing face masks to those who lack them, which are mandatory. He said the use of personal protective equipment and social distancing when out for essential reasons will reduce the spread of the virus considerably
He said that the New Normality must be carried out in a responsible and orderly way & that it is important to continue social distancing and to continue to stay at home, except people who need to perform essential activities or who are going out to work, and then they should remember their face masks, glasses, and/or face shields.
June 12--There is another article that face masks are mandatory for residents and visitors, noting that checkpoints will located in main tourism locations from 10a to 4p, and they are handing out face masks to those who need them.
From the Mayor, with this caption--Dear visitors and foreign residents of Isla Mujeres: The following information is for you.
Thank you for your cooperation and community engagement.
June 11--Work is being done to preserve the good image of Isla Mujeres by City officials, employees and volunteers to beautify public spaces, to receive tourism with a "good face" in the New Normality after the National Campaign of Healthy Distance, associated with Covid-19. The Director of Public Works explained that this included painting pedestrian crossings & curbs, sweeping, removing litter and trash, pruning, and weeding.
June 12--Hugo López-Gatell, Undersecretary for Health Prevention and Promotion, said that the country should prepare for a long covid-19 pandemic, which could extend in some states until October, while national midpoint is expected to be in July LINK
June 11 Small businesses in Isla Mujeres begin to try their luck LINK Most are closed, but a few are trying their luck, in the orange phase of the epidemiological traffic light, which allows many businesses to operate at 30%.
June 8--Photos #1 &2 are from Noti Isla Mujeres of the Fiscal Pier, #3 photo by Eloy May near ferry pier, #4 by Noah Garcia at the islet (Carbonera) of plastic bottles contaminating the ocean from the remains of the "Floating Island" abandoned by Richart Sowa, after it was a tourist attraction for many years.
On June 11 there were reports of a chunk of land floating near Isla Mujeres, with conjecture that it came from the Mississippi River in the storm, but officials explained that it was a chunk of mangrove & residents presumed it was part of the abandoned "Bottle Island"..
June 12--The Navy plans to dismantle the chunk of the abandoned "Bottle Island" that washed up north of Punta Sam, after drifting past the northern part of the island. They will dispose of the trash and plastic bottles from the artificial islet, to prevent further contamination of the environment. They noted it did not pose a threat to the navigation of other vessels.
A Hawksbill turtle laid her eggs in broad daylight on the beach near colonia Guadalupana (aka Playa Invasion). Staff from the Tortugranja arrived, and the eggs will be incubated at the facility. The mamas normally come ashore in the dark, in the wee hours of the morning. Hawksbills are the least common on the island, while Greens, by far, make the most nests. The other species that lay here are Loggerheads.
June 8-VIDEO The Director of Civil Protection saying there was a "Saldo Blanco" (no significant problems. lit-"White Balance") after Tropical Storm Cristobal, which caused eight trees to fall, without any significant structural damage to homes. He said they began preparations 48 hours in advance with " Operation Storm Cristobal".
Our banana tree wasn't included in the fallen eight trees :) , and it was promptly replanted & propped.
Saturday, June 20 at 7p, 1st digital PRIDE 2020 Isla Mujeres Facebook Live.
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MaraVilla Caribe Bed & Beach
Four rentals with large glass doors overlooking our white
sand beach and
the beautiful Caribbean sea, with
kitchenettes & fast WIFI. In the upscale
neighborhood of Bachilleres,
convenient to downtown
or
the colonias, yet
separate. Quiet & Private.
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A large slider
opens from each of the 3 rooms onto the patio where each has a table
& chairs, hammock & clotheslines. The BBQ is behind the pole,
and the outdoor shower is out of the pic at left.    |
Fine dining a few steps away at Da Luisa or try the neighborhood eateries a couple blocks farther. We provide a list of links & direction to over 20 eateries within ten minutes walk, including Mango Cafe, Mike's Pizza, Brisas, Rosa Sirena, Coco Jaguar, Manolitos, La Chatita, Green Verde, Kash Kechen Chuc, and the large department store-grocery Chedraui & the local craft brewery. Visit marinas, bars, & beach clubs that are minutes away by bike or on foot. Attend Yoga classes a couple villas away at Casa Ixchel. Fresh juice, produce & tortillas a few blocks away in the village, as well as a variety of other stores.
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Full moon rising over the Caribbean
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| Just after Sunset--June 5 7:36 (sun sets 7:27p)
June 6 8:38
June 7 9:37
June 8 10:30
June 9 11:17
Sunset 7:25-7:33pm (beginning vs end of month) Sunrise 6:05--6:09am Painting by Pamela Haase at MVC |
Turtles continue mating and nesting
in June. They can be observed mating offshore from Punta Sur
during this
month, and they nest along the eastern beaches. Tortugranja staff and
volunteers gather the eggs and incubate them in the sand in a pen
outside the facility. Three species nest annually in Isla Mujeres, Greens, Loggerheads,
and Hawksbills, and very rarely, a Leatherback will attempt to nest,
but generally the sand isn't sufficiently deep.The season for swimming with the whale sharks normally takes place during June, which ends annually in mid-September. They congregate and feed on a 'buffet' of plankton and fish eggs from a type of tuna. Rays are also attracted to the feeding areas. Photo by Tony Garcia
In June, there are fishing bans on Lobster (fishing resumes July 1st), Octopus (resumes Aug.1), Shrimp (resumes Oct. 15), conch (reusmes Nov.1) and shark.
Monday, June 1 Dia de Marina / Naval Day
Friday, June 5 World Environmental Day
Monday, June 8 World Oceans Day
Saturday, June 20 Summer Solstice
Sunday, June 21 is Father's Day
Sources for Weather Information:
LINK to Civil Protection Q Roo weather bulletin (Spanish)
LINK to Mexico National Weather Service (Spanish)
LINK to satellite images for the Mexico National Weather Service
LINK to GOES East Band 16 GIF (animation)
LINK to a private weather station on Isla Mujeres
LINK to NHC
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