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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).

Cities and towns

Mayan ruins

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.

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

External links

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-'''Campeche'''. Mexican state in the South-East of [[Mexico]], in the Yucatán Peninsula. It limits the States of Yucatán (NE), Quintana Roo (E), and Tabasco (S); and it borders also Guatemala (S) and Belize (SE); by the West with the Gulf of Mexico.
+[[Image:Novia2.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Novia del Mar]]
+'''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).
-== Campeche City ==
+== Cities and towns==
+[[Image:Foto cam.jpg|right]]
+*[[Campeche City]]
+*[[Calkiní]]
+*[[Candelaria]]
+*[[Champotón]]
+*[[Ciudad del Carmen]]
+*[[Dzitbalché]]
+*[[Escárcega]]
+*[[Hecelchakán]]
+*[[Hopelchén]]
+*[[Tenabo]]
+*[[Xpuhil]]
-Campeche City, capital of the state, has recovered his ancient name: ''San Francisco de Campeche''. This city was named "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO. Campeche used to be the principal town of the Mayan province of Cam Pech, which means "Place of the Boa serpent" and which was founded around the 3rd century A. D. In 1541 the Spanish Francisco de Montejo founded the "Villa de San Francisco de Campeche". For centuries this town was pummeled by pirate attacks. Campeche City is a walled one of Mexico's best-preserved historic centers. It has a system of fortifications that includes Forts, Baluartes with cannons on the battlement roof, defensive walls and  harbor military facilities. San Francisco de Campeche is an example of the military architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries. This fortifications may be seen along a seaside promenade.
-Interesting sites within the historic center of Campeche include the Cathedral, built in 1540 and the oldest on the Yucatan Peninsula; the San Franciscan Church also built in the 16th century; the Carvajal Mansion; the protective walls and garrisons and the colonial houses.
+<br>
 == 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.
-Among the State's archaeological sites are Edzna, [[Calakmul]], the biggest Mayan city discovered so far, Becan, Santa Rosa, Chicanna, Xpuhil, [[Jaina]] and El Hormiguero. [[Edzna]], discovered in 1906, is Campeche's most visited site and an important one in the [[Mayan]] World.
+{{Clear}}
 == Gastronomy ==
-Campeche State has a very rich culinary tradition. The food  includes coconut shrimp, bread of dogfish, red snapper and garlic shrimp.
+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 ==
+[[Image:Cima01.jpg|right]]
 Made of:
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 Embroidered clothes
 Gold and silver jewelry
+== See also ==
+*[[Chichen Itza]]
+*[[Tikal]]
+*[[Justo Sierra Mendez]]
+*[[Joaquin Clausell]]
+*[[Jorge Denegre Vaught Peña]]
+[[Image:Malecon - 1.jpg]]
+{{Clear}}
 == External links ==
+[[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://victorian.fortunecity.com/tiffany/467/edzna.htm Edzna]
+*[http://www.campechetravel.com/PAGESWEB-INGLES/subatractivosturis-gastronomia.htm Gastronomy]
+*[http://www.campechetravel.com/PAGESWEB-INGLES/index-atractivosturisticos.htm Religious architecture]
+*[http://www.beloit.edu/~museum/logan/catalog/camerica/yucatan/ancientmaya/oldmayaimages3.htm#artifact4 Beloit College's Logan Museum's display of Jaina figurines]
-[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/895 World Heritage]
+[[Category:Mexican States]]
+[[Category:Mexican History]]
-[http://victorian.fortunecity.com/tiffany/467/edzna.htm Edzna]
+[[Category:Mayan World]]