Canción de 22° 33' N 91° 22' O, Fermín Jiménez LandaOne hundred kilometers northwest of the Yucatn peninsula there should be an island that did not exist. Isla Bermeja was first mentioned in 1536, when Alonso Chaves referred to it as "a small and maroon island in the Yucatan borders". Since then, the island has appeared in most of the Gulf of Mexico maps. In 1775 doubts about its existence began. But it was still shown on the maps. In 2000, Mexico and the United States agreed with vigorous