Campeche Streets

Pastel Streets and Jungle Ruins

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March 30th 2007
27/03/07 - 30/03/07 Pastel Streets and Jungle Ruins Arriving at Campeche, we first glimpsed the Mexican Gulf and a huge Mexican flag flying over the town. Campeche is a historic fortified town and UNESCO world heritage listed site. It was founded in 1540 by Spanish Conquistadores and soon became a wealthy port. Due to its wealth, pirates and buccaneers attacked it regularly and so to countera ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Palenque

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more