A massive new artificial reef was officially unveiled off the coast of Cozumel this week.
Francine Cousteau, president of the Cousteau Society and widow of undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau, visited the island as its "godmother".
The new underwater attraction weighs more than 10 Boeing 737 jets. It is made of 56,000 tons (50.8 million kilograms) of salvaged concrete taken from the Puerta Maya cruise ship pier destroyed by Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
A new Cozumel Carnival consultation group met for the first time
at the end of last month.
Paloma Cázares Ruiz, spokesperson for the Carnival organizers, said
the group's advice is important since it is made up of islanders
who have a been heavily involved in previous years' events.
The full program with confirmed dates is also now available for
Carnival 2009, the main parades will take place from February 21 to
24, 2009.