Campeche (State) - Campeche (Bundesstaat)

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Location of Campeche in Mexico
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CapitalSan Francisco de Campeche
surface57.924 km²
population0.8 million
Time zoneCentral Standard Time (Summer: UTC -5 (MEZ-6) Winter: UTC -6)

The state Campeche located in Mexico on the Yucatán Peninsula. It is limited in the northeast by the states Yucatan and Quintana Roo, in the southwest of Tabasco. Part of the south borders Guatemala, but there is still no road connection there.

Regions

Map of Campeche (State)

The northern part of Campeches is well developed for traffic and tourism, in the southern part the rainforest is still rather inaccessible.

General information included with Yucatan are listed, in principle also apply here.

The Plaza Pricipal in Campeche
Gran Acropolis, Edzna

places

Village in Campeche
  • The capital is officially called 1 San Francisco de CampecheWebsite of this institutionSan Francisco de Campeche in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSan Francisco de Campeche in the Wikimedia Commons media directorySan Francisco de Campeche (Q61301) in the Wikidata database, has approx. 250,000 inhabitants, is a rather quiet town with Spanish houses, towers and ruins, and is therefore also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Travelers can admire the sights in an old tram "Tranvía de la Ciudad". There is an international airport here.
  • 2 Ciudad del CarmenWebsite of this institutionCiudad del Carmen in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languageCiudad del Carmen in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCiudad del Carmen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCiudad del Carmen (Q991435) in the Wikidata database - 170,000 inhabitants, on an island connected to the mainland by bridges, also has an international airport.
  • 3 ChampotónWebsite of this institutionChampotón in the Wikipedia encyclopediaChampotón in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsChampotón (Q584115) in the Wikidata database - Halfway between Campeche and Carmen, known for its seafood and its beaches.
  • 4 EscárcegaWebsite of this institutionEscárcega in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageEscárcega in the Wikipedia encyclopediaEscárcega in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsEscárcega (Q2312727) in the Wikidata database - on the way to Chiapas
  • 5 PalizadasWebsite of this institutionPalizadas in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPalizadas in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPalizadas (Q1951053) in the Wikidata database - Small town, because of its colonial city center it is one of the Pueblos Mágicos.

Other goals

Mayan archaeological sites:

background

Village in Campeche
  • Most tourists only make a stop in the capital, Campeche. Here you can find Spanish colonial style paired with pirate romance as a world cultural heritage site. But during the heyday of the Mayas, was found in this area in the south Calakmul the center of power, which is a region of Tabasco in the north up Honduras ruled in the south. The ruins, deep in the rainforest surrounded by a biosphere reserve, can be visited.

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Web links

http://www.campeche.gob.mx/ - Campeche official website

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Miscellaneous:Nature parks • Sian Ka'an • Parque Nacional La Malinche • World Heritage • Chichen Itza • Teotihuacan • Uxmal • Pueblos Mágicos •
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