Whale Shark Festival Set to Launch June 21 in Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Rosemary McClure - The Los Angeles Times
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June 11, 2013
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Isla Mujeres is home to the largest concentration of whale sharks - the largest fish in the world. Take a swim with the 50-foot long creatures. (USATODAY)

ISLA MUJERES, Mexico - Tons of fun await visitors to Cancun and Isla Mujeres, Mexico, later this month when the sixth annual Whale Shark Festival gets underway.

The event, rescheduled from July to June 21-23, celebrates the bus-size creatures, which range from 15 to 50 feet and weigh up to 15 tons.

More than  1,400 of the giant sharks — considered the biggest fish in the sea — pass through the waters near Isla Mujeres during the season, which runs May through September.

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