Island of swallows

I'm very happy to say that I keep learning things about Cozumel.  This time, it's about the island's name, and some of its art.

Most of the streets on the island are paved.  With normal pavement/cement.  But some, in the downtown area, are textured.  I've noticed the design many times, but never really questioned it until this week.

I was walking with a friend, Daniel from Quebec, when we walked past a statue with 3 birds circling around. I'd never really paid much attention to the statue either....

Turns out, the birds in the statue are swallows.  And the designs in the pavement are swallows too.  And the name Cozumel was derived from the Mayan "Cuzamil" or "Ah Cuzamil Peten" in full, which means the island of swallows.  In Spanish: Isla de las Golondrinas.  Who knew????

 Pictures
1) The statue of the swallows at the passenger ferry terminal
2) The cutest tiniest chihuahua tied to the scooter tire while the owner runs errands.  He was in a safe place.  There's a man who watches the scooters  and bicycles for a very small fee.
3) Me and my new friend Dexter.  Who sat on my lap during most of my dinner with Barbara at a restaurant called Kondessa.
4) The swallow pattern in the pavement downtown.