The Island Lincoln Tried to Buy
Cozumel

The Island Lincoln Tried to Buy

75 min walking ~89 min with stops 1.2 mi 1 travelers
Starts at Avenida Rafael E. Melgar 399 Uses about 15 MB of mobile data
Overview

Self-guided audio tour · $9.99

In 1861 Abraham Lincoln tried to buy Cozumel for freed Americans, calling it a deserted island. It was home to four hundred Caste War refugees. This seventy-five minute self-guided audio walk follows what the town's own records really say, nine stops from the cruise terminal to the waterfront bronze.

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Needs a data connection as you walk (about 15 MB)

About

Nine stops along the San Miguel waterfront and plaza: a lighthouse hidden in a shopping mall, a clock tower that told no time, an archangel with two pasts, and a bronze raised to a film that never existed. A walk that teaches you to read the town's own records. Starts at the Punta Langosta lighthouse; arriving by ferry, walk five minutes south along the waterfront to start there, since the walk builds front to back.

Highlights

  • The Seam in the Tower
  • The Deserted Island
  • The Film That Never Existed
  • The Pier That Started Wooden
  • A Tower With No Clock in It

Route

StartAvenida Rafael E. Melgar 399, 77600 Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
EndAvenida Rafael E. Melgar 9, 77600 Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Stops9
DifficultyEasy

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Included

  • Narrated stories · 14 min
  • GPS route map
  • Runs in your phone's browser · no app
  • Lifetime access
  • Leave a voice note at each stop

Secure payment · 24-hour full refund · Refund policy