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Introducing Campeche
Campeche is a colonial fairyland, its walled city center a tight enclave of perfectly restored pastel buildings, narrow cobblestone streets, fortified ramparts and well-preserved mansions. Added to Unesco’s list of World Heritage sites in 1999, the state capital has been so painstakingly restored you wonder if it’s a real city. Nearly 2000 structures have been renovated. But leave the city’s walls and you’ll find a real Mexican provincial capital complete with a frenetic market, a quiet waterfront malecón (pedestrian walkway) and old fishing docks.
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Besides the numerous mansions built by wealthy Spanish families during Campeche’s heyday in the 18th and 19th centuries, two segments of the city’s famous wall have also survived, as have no fewer than seven of the baluartes (bastions or bulwarks) that were built into it.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
