Yucatán Channel many of these died. Some recolonisation has since taken place. The Campeche Bank is a biodiverse area and it and other parts of the Yucatán Channel are heavily fished by artisan fishermen who converge on the area from along the coast of Mexico. The area is threatened by over exploitation. Yucatán Channel The Yucatán Channel or Straits of Yucatán (Spanish: "Canal de Yucatán") is a strait between Mexico and Cuba. It connects the Yucatán Basin of the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico. It is just over wide and nearly deep at its deepest point near the coast of
Xtabentún: A Novel of Yucatan Xtabentún: A Novel of Yucatan Xtabentum: A Novel of Yucatan is a popular novel published in 2011 by first-time Mexican Yucatan American novelist Rosy Hugener, who resides in Long Grove, Illinois. The author sprinkles in enough Mayan folklore to pique the reader's interest. Some of the descriptions are creative. The story line is believable and it draws the reader into the book. Mexico’s turbulent history and the struggle of its indigenous peoples are presented in a palatable way. "Xtabentum: A Novel of Yucatan" is a story of two young women set in the years following the Mexican Revolution in Mérida,