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Live Webcam Images from Cozumel |
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This is a live webcam view from our downtown oceanfront office next to Punta Langosta Pier.
ATTENTION! GEO-CACHE Treasure Hunters ~
The GPS location of our office and the webcam is: N 20.30.391, W 86.57.384
Please stop by our office, say "HI" and pick up a FREE Cozumelinsider island MAP or KEYCHAIN! We would love the opportunity to meet you and assist with rental cars, tours and activities!
This picture was taken 4:39PM (CST) Friday, May 9
There is a new photo posted every 1 minute during the daylight hours! The camera is currently On-Line. REFRESH
A Personal Note from Sherri "Immigration II"
 So I ride up to this open air Palacio building on my bike, park with the hundreds of other bikes parked there and go in search of the Immigration office to see if I can get an extension to my tourist visa document. I was annoyed with myself for being so BLONDE as to pay to change my airline ticket without first getting permission to stay in the country. I resigned myself to having to pay the “mordida” (bribe) since I was clearly in a tough spot. I walked quickly toward the Palacio as if moving with urgency would somehow make the problem go away.
Each office I walked past had its doors open and bustled with activity in the shaded obscurity. There was no air conditioning anywhere in any office but instead quite a sea breeze was passing through this open air corridor. At first glance, it appeared the most critical responsibility being shared by everyone was simply keeping papers from flying away. It seemed documents and file boxes were stacked everywhere. And amidst all the people movement, box lids were flopping open with the will of the wind and white paper flapped like flags all around me. Every office I approached had a line of people standing in front waiting for something. I zig zagged my way through all of this commotion in search of some sign or indicator of the Immigration office. As I inquired, everyone kept pointing for me to go farther down the corridor so I kept walking on. Finally I’m beginning to think the joke is on me as I approach the end of the building. Then I see this one remaining dingy aluminum glass door. At first I think the glass panes are frosted, then I realize it’s simply grime. The glass is cracked and there remains a bold black “M” and “I” and “N” with the appropriate spaces in between so that I deduced I was probably in the right place now.
I went inside the office and found a similar state of affairs as I had observed in the other offices with one significant difference. These folks were all in uniform, seemed rather organized and had a different, more professional attitude about them. There were probably 6 or 8 folks sitting at big wooden desks but I couldn’t see them at first because they all were working and had their heads down behind a wall of manual typewriters. How weird I thought….typewriters not being used….stand them up on their back edge and push them toward the top of the desk…out of the way so one would have free workspace on the desk. Good grief…how practical. But how weird to see so many manual typerwriters on end like that. Hmmmm….we Americans take our large L-shaped work spaces for granted obviously.
There was no waiting in line here ~ I went right up to the counter. Guess local folks don’t have much cause to get involved with Immigration. Some one came over to the counter and asked in perfect English if they could help me. I indicated what I needed and of course I got the answer I now know is standard in all government and banking offices. It just “wasn’t going to be possible” to extend my tourist visa. I would just have to leave before it expired. What I know now that I couldn’t know then was this is a standard response everyone gives so that the person asking for something will see what a great and grand favor they are doing for you ~ just for ultimately doing the job they are being paid to do.
Just …. Not….Possible. There wasn’t even an “I’m sorry but…” thrown in there anywhere…..the simple fact was “just not possible” ~ no reason to discuss it…..nothing to say so the person just walked away, sat down behind a typewriter wall and went back to work. I simply could not fathom such a response. I mean, I grew up in a culture and society where literally anything was possible so long as you had time, money or initiative to throw at it. I was so shocked that I simply left since I was at that time “Spanish challenged.” I rode my bike back to the little room where I was staying and started packing my bags to leave.
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En mi opinion, Josefina es una asombrosa profesora. Pienso que si necesitas aprender Espanol, ve a ver a Josefina!!
Adios! Jana Helbach ~ Not Given
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Just wanted to thank COZUMELINSIDER for getting us booked for our activities while we were in Cozumel. The dolphin swim was fantastic! I'd do it again in a minute. We didn't get to do the SNUBA diving ..... we ended up doing the Helmet dive instead for the same price. We plan on visiting Cozumel again possibly next year and will be contacting you to book some excursions prior to our vacation. We saved a significant amount of money booking the excursions through COZUMELINSIDER instead of the cruise line. Thanks again! S.Forgette and G Wichtowski ~ Not Given
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Sherri, my boss wants you to take down your webcam! It seems it is preventing me from getting any work done! I just stare at it all day. haha I will be there in two weeks. It's been since March since we spent a week there and I'm going through withdrawals. I hope Mezcalitos has the 'ritas ready for me. Jennifer ~ Louisiana
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Thank you so much for all your help! We took you tour to Chitchen-Itza in june. We were the couple that missed the tour because we did not get the wake up call. Because you went the extra mile with us (by finding us a tour operator that would honor our voucher the next day) I am extremely greatful. it certainly made our vacation. I will DEFINITELY recommend your website COZUMELINSIDER to anybody who will listen. thanks again! F. Escobar ~ not given
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I want to take a moment to thank you at COZUMELINSIDER for all of your help. This is the first time I have ever booked activities such as these online and was very nervous about how it all worked. You took the time to answer all of my questions and even followed upwith a phone call to make sure you had all the information you needed to book the perfect vacation fun for my family. Thanks so much for making this a great experience! I can hardly wait to get there and enjoy all of these wonderful things! S. Daggett ~ Woodland Park, CO
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