Casa Six

Colonial city by the sea

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December 26th 2007
Campeche is a walled seaside city. Approaching by taxi from the bus terminal we were amazed by the change when we got inside the wall. It went from a fairly normal looking clean Mexican city to an image of cobbled streets and colourful colonial houses and lantern style street lights. We had booked the Pirate Hostel and it lived up to its name with authentic nautical stuff, canons and all, and a ... read more

North America » Mexico » Campeche » Campeche

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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