“Cozumel 500 Years: Encounter of Two Cultures” Festival to be held in May
COZUMEL, Q. Roo.-The commemorative festival “Cozumel 500 Years: Encounter of Two Cultures” will take place from May 2 to 13 at the “Isla de las Golondrinas“.
The program includes a concert by renowned singer and recording artist Lila Downs on May 12 at the Quintana Roo Park esplanade, a grand concert on May 5 of the Symphonic Band of Cozumel and the Youth Symphonic Band of La Unión, Colombia, with Lizzi Ceniceros as a guest conductor, in addition to the Mayan Ball Game at Parque Benito Juárez, as well as a public call to form the first Cozumel team of this ancient sport, among other activities, according to a statement issued by the municipal government.
Lila Downs (Photo: laverdad.com)
This festival celebrates the cultural encounter that took place in May 1518, when Spanish ships arrived in a new land that they named the island of Santa Cruz, known by the Mayas as Cuzamil, and where the first Catholic mass was celebrated in the national territory.
The program of celebrations of this commemoration began in May 2017 and has included numerous artistic and cultural activities on the island, such as the inauguration of the Meeting Gallery.
Source: http://cozumel.travel/
