Other sights in Campeche
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Galería y Museo de Arte Popular
Directly behind Iglesia de San Juan de Dios is the Baluarte de San Pedro. Carved in stone above the entry is the symbol of San Pedro: two keys to heaven and the papal tiara. Climb the steep ramp to the roof and look between the battlements to see San Juan’s cupola. Downstairs, the Galería y Museo de Arte Popular displays beautiful indigenous handicrafts.
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Centro Cultural Casa Número 6
During the pre-revolutionary era, when the mansion was occupied by an upper-class campechano family, Número 6 was a prestigious plaza address. Wandering the premises, you’ll get an idea of how the city’s high society lived back then. The front sitting room is furnished with Cuban pieces of the period. Inside are exhibition spaces and a good bookstore.
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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción
Dominating the Plaza Principal’s east side is this two-towered cathedral. The limestone structure has stood on this spot for more than three centuries, and it still fills beyond capacity most Sundays. Statues of St Peter and St Paul occupy niches in the baroque facade; the sober, single-nave interior is lined with colonial-era paintings.
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Archaeological museum
Campeche’s largest colonial fort, facing the Gulf of Mexico some 4km southwest of the city center, is now home to the excellent archaeological museum. Here you can admire findings from the sites of Calakmul, Edzná and Jaina, an island north of town once used as a burial site for Maya aristocracy.
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Museo Arqueológico de Campeche & Fuerte de San Miguel
Campeche’s largest colonial fort, facing the Gulf of Mexico some 4km southwest of the city center, is now home to the excellent archaeological museum. Here you can admire findings from the sites of Calakmul, Edzná and Jaina, an island north of town once used as a burial site for Maya aristocracy.
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‘Number Six’
During the pre-revolutionary era, when the mansion was occupied by an upper-class campechano family, ‘Number Six’ was a prestigious plaza address. Wandering the premises, you’ll get an idea of how the city’s high society lived back then.
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Puerta del Mar
The Puerta del Mar provided access from the sea, opening onto a wharf where small craft delivered goods from ships anchored further out. (The shallow waters were later reclaimed so the gate is now several blocks from the waterfront.)
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Baluarte de San Francisco
Once the primary defensive bastion for the adjacent Puerta de la Tierra, the Baluarte de San Francisco houses a small arms museum.
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Casa del Arte
Come to the Casa del Arte for rotating art, photography and painting exhibits by local artists.
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