Swallows Sculpture - San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico
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N 20° 30.675 W 086° 56.994
16Q E 505223 N 2268058
This sculpture is erected in front of the Cozumel Ferry Dock on Rafael Melgar Avenue in San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico.
Waymark Code: WMV5Z6
Location: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date Posted: 02/28/2017
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This beautiful brass sculpture depicts three giant flying swallows. The name Cozumel was derived from the Mayan "Cuzamil" or "Ah Cuzamil Peten", which means the island of swallows.
The plaque reads: "Gobierno del estado libre y soberano de Quintana Roo - Terminal maritima san Miguel de cozumel"
Translation from Spanish: "Government of the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo - Maritime Terminal of San Miguel de Cozumel"
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Swallows
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Around 2011
Materials used: Brass
Location: Maritime Terminal
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