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Mexican newspaper Por Esto! reported today that 30 per cent of downtown businesses were already open in Cozumel. They said others were working hard to open in time for 14 November when cruise ships return.

They went on to quote Ricardo Espinosa Freyre, Municipal Director of Public Works, who said that repairs to the main damage on the downtown seafront were going well, 80 per cent of a large 10 metre (33ft) hole had been filled and the road will be safe for visitors by 14 November.