Trans Caribbean is pleased to announce that beginning November 1, Cozumel Island visitors can now take advantage of a free guided reef diving trip being sponsored by Trans Caribbean as a tourist promotion on the Island of Cozumel.

Cozumel is world famous for its warm crystal clear Caribbean waters and spectacular coral reefs that literally surround the island. Hundreds of species of colorful reef fish swim with and around you as you slowly drift, suspended in their amazing water world, over the endless coral formations below. You will be guided by an experienced licensed professional diving instructor who will escort you to the best diving locations and swim beside you as you marvel at their undersea world.

If you and your family would enjoy experiencing the wonders of these Caribbean coral reefs contact us to schedule your free diving adventure.oceanfront@transcaribbeantrust.com Or call (214)-329-4883.

Beginners and snorkelers welcome.

Sounds crazy?  Like, who’d a thunk it? You bet! All I can say is that it happened to me and it wasn’t even a big fish – it was a “Sanopus Splendidus”, common name the Splendid Toadfish. The crazy thing was that I didn’t even know what was happening.

Last week, while snorkeling along the coral reef on Cozumel Island in about 8 feet of water, we were enjoying the warm water and the mid-afternoon sun. I noticed a small coral out cropping protruding from the sand and decided to swim a little closer expecting to maybe see a Caribbean lobster hiding in his lair. Instead I experienced an unexpected full frontal assault by an unusual looking creature that attached itself onto my snorkel and started making strange pelvic gyrations of it’s under body on my face mask.

After several attempts, I managed to shake him loose from his amorous ways, whereupon he returned to his sandy retreat, only to glare back at me with a baleful look.

The Splendid Toadfish is a small tropical coral dwelling fish (about a foot long) found only on Cozumel Island. Normally very shy and reclusive, with eyes located on top of its head looking forward, it has no horizontal vision.

Fins of the Splendid Toadfish are distinctly trimmed with beautiful yellow margins and the body is vividly marked with dark and white stripes. The male Toadfish normally guards the eggs which are sometimes laid in empty seas shells.

We have no idea what attracted this lustful Toadfish to me, but my wife said maybe I’d rather not know. Anyway, what happens in Mexico stays in Mexico. Just remember, somebody always loves you.

Mexico is in a unique position to reap many of the benefits of the decline of the US economy. In order to not violate NAFTA and other agreements, the U.S.A. cannot use direct protectionism, so it is content to allow the media to play this protectionist role. The U.S. media – over the past years – has portrayed Mexico as being on the brink of economic collapse and civil war. The American news media was particularly aggressive in the weeks leading up to spring break. The main reason for this is money. During that two-week period, over 120,000 young American citizens poured into Mexico and left behind hundreds of millions of dollars.

Let’s look at the reality of the drug, corruption and kidnappings problems. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was clear in her honest assessment of the problem. “Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade. Our inability to prevent US made weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border to arm these criminals causes the deaths of police officers, soldiers and civilians,” Clinton said. The other large illegal business that is smuggled into the U.S.A. that no one likes to talk about is Human Traffic for prostitution.

It is critical to understand that the violence in Mexico is mostly confined to three border towns, Tijuana, Nogales, and Juarez. The Mexican government is so serious about fighting this that they have committed over 30,000 soldiers to these borders towns. The desperate violent response from the cartels indicates the effectiveness of the government action.

Is there corruption in Mexico ? YES!!! Is there an equal amount of corruption related to this business in the U.S.A. ? YES!!! When you have a pair of illegal businesses that generate over $300,000,000,000 in sales you will find massive corruption. Make no mistake about the Mexican Drug Cartel; these “businessmen” are 100 times more sophisticated than the bumbling bootleggers during Prohibition. They form profitable alliances all over the U.S.A. They do cost benefit analysis of their business much better than the US automobile industry does.

FOX News continues to scare people with its focus on kidnapping. There are kidnappings in Mexico . The concentration of kidnappings has been in Mexico City, among the very rich. However, Phoenix Arizona is worse and Detroit has a higher murder rate per capita.

Getting Rich in Mexico – Mexico’s Real Economic Future

Mexico has completely avoided the sub-prime problem that has devastated the U.S. banking industry. The Mexican banks are healthy and profitable. Mexico has a growing and very healthy middle and upper middle class. The very recent introduction of residential financing has Mexico in a unique position of having over 90% of current homeowners owning their homes outright. U.S. banks are competing for the Mexican, Canadian and American cross border loan business. It is and will continue to be a very safe and very profitable business.

Mexico is currently sitting on a cash surplus and an almost balanced budget. Most Americans had never heard of Carlos Slim (the worlds richest man), until he loaned the New York Times $250 million. After that it became clear to many investors around the world what Mexicans already knew: that Mexico had been able to avoid the worst of the U.S. economic devastation. Rosalind Wilson, President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce on March 19, 2009 said, “The strength of the Mexican economic system makes the country a favorite destination for Canadian investment”.

We would offer a word of caution for investors in Mexico . Do not be seduced by the endless natural beauty that is everywhere, both inland in colonial towns and along thousands of miles of beach. Apply conservative medium and long term investment strategies without emotion. The top two choice locations are always ocean front and ocean view.

Mexico , with the world’s 13th largest GDP, is no longer a “Third World Country”, but rather a fast growing economically secure state, as the most recent six-year history of its financial markets when compared to the U.S.A. ‘s financial markets suggests.

Dow Jones Averages: May 2004 – 10,200; August 2010 -10,600 = 1% GAIN IN 6 YEARS

Mexican Bolsa: May 2004 -10,000; August 2010 32,900 = 329% GAIN IN 6 YEARS

Want to make money?

Where should you invest?  Oceanfront lots starting from $75,000 !