ENGLISH VERSION

1: WELCOME
WELCOME DEAR VISITORS, OUR TRAVEL AGENCY PIRATAS DEL CARIBE WANTS TO GIVE A
WARM WELCOME TO YOU AND THANK YOU FOR VISITING ISLA AGUADA.
ISLA AGUADA IS A SMALL FISHING TOWN LOCATED BETWEEN SABANCUY AND CIUDAD
DEL CARMEN, CAMPECHE, MÉXICO
AS YOU CAN OBSERVE ISLA AGUADA IS CONNECTED TO CIUDAD DEL CARMEN BY A
BRIDGE “PUENTE DE LA UNIDAD “ALSO YOU CAN OBSERVE THE OLD FERRY DOCK AND THE
VAST TERMINOS LAGOON (LAGUNA DE TERMINOS) IN WHICH WE ARE NAVIGATING RIGHT
NOW.
ISLA AGUADA IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS, THIS ECO TOUR INCLUDES 3
PLACES TO VISIT: BIRD ISLAND AND MANGROVES, SMALL ISLANDS “CAYO ARENA AND
INDIA ISLAND” AND FINALLY SEE THE DOLPHINS (ALWAYS A FAMILY FAVORITE).

ISLA AGUADA HAS BEEN CONSIDERED A SANCTUARY FOR THE REPRODUCTION OF THE
DOLPHINS, HAWKSBILL TURTLE AND THE MANATEE.

IN THE EARLY SIXTIES, SEAPLANES FROM UNITED STATES USED TO COME TO ISLA
AGUADA TO CATCH BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS.
ACCORDING TO THE LEGEND FLIPPER, THE FAMOUS BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN OF THE TV
SERIES IN UNITED STATES, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY A FEMALE DOLPHIN CALLED MITZI OR
SUSIE, WHICH DIED IN 1972 AT AGE FOURTEEN SUPPOSLY WAS CAUGHT HERE IN ISLA
AGUADA.

MY DEAR FRIENDS, ALSO IN THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES ISLA AGUADA USED TO BE A
SUMMER SITE FOR FAMOUS USA PEOPLE SUCH AS; JOHN CONNALLY JR.
AMERICAN POLITICIAN AND 39TH GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, JOHN DEREK AMERICAN
ACTOR, DIRECTOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER. HENRY FONDA AMERICAN FILM
AND STAGE ACTOR, JOHN WAYNE AMERICAN ACTOR AND FILMMAKER, JOHN WAYNE
USED TO DRIVE HIS JEEP IN OUR SANDY STREET AT THAT TIME. WE HAD AT THAT TIME
OUR LOCAL AIRPORT AND THESE ALL PEOPLE USED TO FLY FROM USA TO ISLA AGUADA IN
SMALL PLANES.

FRIENDS ENJOY YOUR TRIP, OUR FIRST STOP BIRD ISLAND.

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JOSE JOAQUIN BAEZA VELUETA
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2: “BIRD ISLAND”

THIS PLACE IS KNOWN AS ISLA DE PAJAROS, “BIRD ISLAND”

AS WE GET CLOSE TO THE MANGROVE AREA, YOU CAN ALMOST TOUCH THE BIRDS THAT
LIVE IN THIS AREA. HERE ARE A VARIETY OF HERONS, GULLS, BROWN PELICANS AND
FRIGATE BIRDS. THEY BORN, LIVES, REPRODUCES, AND DIES HERE. EVERY SUNSET YOU
CAN SEE THOUSANDS OF THEM FLYING ALL OVER AND READY TO NEST EVERY NIGHT.
EXPERIENCE NATURE AT ITS BEST.

FROM OCTOBER TO JANUARY AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN STAY IN THESE MANGROVES,

THESE PELICANS MIGRATE FROM CANADA TO ISLA AGUADA EVERY YEAR. THEY
FLEE FROM THE COLD OF NORTHERN CANADA AND UNITED STATES TO TAKE REFUGE
HERE IN SEARCH OF WARMER CLIMATES. THERE IS A MYTH, THAT PELICANS IN GENERAL
ARE ATTENTIVE TO THEIR YOUNG, TO THE POINT OF PROVIDING HER OWN BLOOD BY
WOUNDING THEIR OWN BREAST WHEN NO OTHER FOOD IS AVAILABLE

ENJOY AND FEEL THE NATURE. OUR SECOND STOP “SEARCH FOR DOLPHIN “.

3: "SEARCH FOR DOLPHIN”

I HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THIS TRIP, NOW YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND THESE BEAUTIFUL
MAMMALS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT FORAGING, SOME OF THEM ALREADY HAVE
BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO THE PRESENCE OF FISHERMEN AND TOURIST, SO THEY WILL
COME NEXT TO THE BOAT WITHOUT FEAR.

BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS LIVE IN GROUPS TYPICALLY OF 10 TO 30 MEMBERS, CALLED

PODS, DOLPHINS OFTEN WORK AS A TEAM TO HARVEST FISH SCHOOLS, DOLPHINS
SEARCH FOR PREY PRIMARILY USING ECHOLOCATION, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO SONAR. THEY
EMIT CLICKING SOUNDS AND LISTEN FOR THE RETURN ECHOS TO DETERMINE THE
LOCATION AND SHAPE OF NEARBY ITEMS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL PREY. BOTTLENOSE
DOLPHINS ALSO USE SOUND FOR COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING SQUEAKS AND
WHISTLES, AS WELL AS SOUNDS EMITTED THROUGH BODY MOVEMENTS, SUCH AS
LEAPING FROM THE WATER AND SLAPPING THEIR TAILS ON THE WATER SURFACE.

IT IS AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE TO SEE THEM SWIM AND PLAY ALONGSIDE THE

BOAT.

ENJOY AND FEEL THE NATURE. OUR THIRD STOP “CAYO ARENA ISLAND”

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4: “CAYO ARENA ISLAND”

NOW WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE LAGUNA DE TÉRMINOS KNOWN AS "CAYO ARENA”, HERE YOU CHOSE EITHER WALK
OR SWIM. ALSO HERE YOU CAN SEE LIVE SNAILS, CRABS, HORSESHOE CRABS AND FISH,
NO DOUBT GO THE OTHER END OF THE ISLAND YOU PUT TOGETHER A WONDERFUL
COLLECTION OF SEASHELLS OF VARIOUS SIZES AND COLORS.

THIS IS OUR LAST SPOT TO VISIT.

ENJOY AND FEEL THE NATURE

4: “FAREWELL”

DEAR VISITORS, OUR TRAVEL AGENCY PIRATAS DEL CARIBE WANTS THANK YOU FOR
VISITING ISLA AGUADA AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE YOU SOON.
PLEASE ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR STAY AND HAVE A SAFE TRIP BACK HOME.

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