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| + | '''Campeche''' is a Mexican state in the South-East of [[Mexico]], in the [[Yucatán]] Peninsula. It borders the States of Yucatán (NE), Quintana Roo (E), and Tabasco (SW); it also borders [[Guatemala]] (S), [[Belize]] (SE), and the [[Gulf of Mexico]] (W). | ||
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[[Image:Foto cam.jpg|right]] | [[Image:Foto cam.jpg|right]] | ||
| + | *[[Campeche City]] | ||
*[[CalkinÃ]] | *[[CalkinÃ]] | ||
*[[Candelaria]] | *[[Candelaria]] | ||
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== Mayan ruins == | == Mayan ruins == | ||
| + | [[Image:Edzna.jpg|thumb|Archaeologist Antonio Benavides Castillo at Etzna, 1988.]] | ||
| + | Among the State's archaeological sites are [[Edzna]], [[Calakmul]], the biggest Mayan city discovered so far, Becan, Santa Rosa Xtampak, Chicanna, Xpuhil, [[Jaina]] and El Hormiguero. [[Edzna]], discovered in 1906, is Campeche's most visited site and an important one in the Mayan World. | ||
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== Gastronomy == | == Gastronomy == | ||
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*[[Chichen Itza]] | *[[Chichen Itza]] | ||
*[[Tikal]] | *[[Tikal]] | ||
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*[[Joaquin Clausell]] | *[[Joaquin Clausell]] | ||
| + | *[[Jorge Denegre Vaught Peña]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
[[Image:Secuen1.gif|right]] | [[Image:Secuen1.gif|right]] | ||
| + | *[http://www.campeche.gob.mx/ Official Portal of the Government of the State of Campeche (Spanish)] | ||
| + | *[http://www.visitmexico.com/en/campeche Campeche Tourism] | ||
*[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/895 World Heritage] | *[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/895 World Heritage] | ||
*[http://victorian.fortunecity.com/tiffany/467/edzna.htm Edzna] | *[http://victorian.fortunecity.com/tiffany/467/edzna.htm Edzna] | ||
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*[http://www.beloit.edu/~museum/logan/catalog/camerica/yucatan/ancientmaya/oldmayaimages3.htm#artifact4 Beloit College's Logan Museum's display of Jaina figurines] | *[http://www.beloit.edu/~museum/logan/catalog/camerica/yucatan/ancientmaya/oldmayaimages3.htm#artifact4 Beloit College's Logan Museum's display of Jaina figurines] | ||
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[[Category:Mexican History]] | [[Category:Mexican History]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:07, July 28, 2016
Campeche is a Mexican state in the South-East of Mexico, in the Yucatán Peninsula. It borders the States of Yucatán (NE), Quintana Roo (E), and Tabasco (SW); it also borders Guatemala (S), Belize (SE), and the Gulf of Mexico (W).
Cities and towns
- Campeche City
- CalkinÃ
- Candelaria
- Champotón
- Ciudad del Carmen
- Dzitbalché
- Escárcega
- Hecelchakán
- Hopelchén
- Tenabo
- Xpuhil
Mayan ruins
Among the State's archaeological sites are Edzna, Calakmul, the biggest Mayan city discovered so far, Becan, Santa Rosa Xtampak, Chicanna, Xpuhil, Jaina and El Hormiguero. Edzna, discovered in 1906, is Campeche's most visited site and an important one in the Mayan World.
Gastronomy
Campeche State has a very rich culinary tradition. The food includes coconut shrimp, bread of dogfish, octopus cocktail, shellfish, red snapper and garlic shrimp.
Handicrafts
Made of:
Tortoiseshell
Palm of Jipi
Wood
Shells
Clay and porcelains ceramic
Embroidered clothes
Gold and silver jewelry
See also
External links
