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Campeche was the principal port of Yucatán until the mid-19th century and currently the capital city of Campeche, Mexico located on the shore of the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico. The city remains to be one of the most historical places in the world due to its old colonial Spanish city walls and fortifications which protected the city from pirates and buccaneers. Even the barrios still retains their old churches.

Some of the famous attractions you can never miss are: Baluarte de San Carlos, The Chamber of Fortification, Cathedral of the Concepcion and House of the Lieutenant of the King. We do our best to be able to provide you with the best place to visit, travel information and reviews in historically the second largest and most important city in the Peninsula…. Campeche.

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The Top 3 Mexico Destinations For Travel Experts

1. Costa Flamingo

This takes just 30 minutes to reach it from Merida. The coastline is filled with a lot of tiny beach towns successful in giving you a real mexican experience in a very clean village where there are no immense hotels. Totally no hustle and bustle of the city. It is also perfect for shoppers in search of great bargains at the beachfront.

2. Campeche

Well-preserved and utterly beautiful – two reasons why this place became a part of the World Heritage Sites. This is where you will find a balanced combination of manmade and natural attractions with a beautiful Gulf where you can do a lot of water activities.

3. Calakmul

This is considered to be one of mexico’s well kept hidden treasures, secretly situated in the Yucatan’s undergrowth. This site is filled with ceramics, jade and even royal tombs. Do not ever get to miss the amazing ancient murals too!

Photos via internationalliving.com, campechelanguageschool.com and tripadvisor.com

Ocean View Hotel Campeche

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The Ocean View hotel in Campeche is located right accross the Gulf of mexico, 100 meters from Cities Seafront Boulevard, 500 meters from the convention center and 800 meters from downtown Campeche. Reacheable within 15 minutes from the airport, this city hotel is near tourist and business areas of downtown Campeche. Opened in 2001 and renovated in 2006, this City Hotel has 87 guestrooms on 2 floors including a presidential suite and 2 disability-friendly rooms. Hotel amenities include 24-hour reception, safety deposit box, currency exchange desk, a cloakroom, a restaurant, fitness center and tennis courts.

The hotel is simple, very clean and provides excellent service. Very good accomodations at affordable rates. For bookings, get the best deal from hotels.com. Currently offering Fall special package for 2 guests per night at a low price of $67.

    Address:
    Avenida Pedro Sainz De Baranda
    24010 Campeche Mexico

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Campeche’s Hacienda Puerta

Campeche’s Hacienda Puerta

Hacienda Puerta is located in the heart of Campeche, mexico and marries a 17th century architecture to a new wing designed in a similar colonial-era aesthetic. The 3 guestrooms and 11 suites at The Hacienda Puerta Campeche are sizable and sport elegant, authentic details such as adobe-tiled floors, in-room hammocks, and pale limestone sinks in the even more commodious bathrooms. But it is the swimming pool which is surrounded by blooming gardens that most impresses the guests.

La Guardia, the hotel’s on-site restaurant, serves mexican-style seafood, and a grand selection of tequilas and rums can be found at the hotel’s Bar la Ballesta. Visit StarWoodHotels.com.

Campeche’s Hacienda Puerta

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Campeche: A World Heritage ite from the Maya

Interesting Calakmul Ruins in Campeche

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Located in the southeast of regions of mexico. Campeche is is bordered by Yucatan inthe north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco in the south west. Campeche has one of the lowest population densities among all the other mexican states. As former Maya population center, the state has many interesting ruins inside its borders.

The capital city of Campeche, San Francisco de Campeche, is recognized as a World Heritage site due to its exceptional artchitectural conceptio. In Maya times, San Francisco de Campeche was known as Kan Pech, and was an important center even then.

The most interesting Maya ruins are Calakmul, Rio Bec, Edzná, Hormiguero and Becán. Jaina, an island off the coast in the Gulf of Mexico, is another interesting location that tourists will enjoy visiting.

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Campeche: Historic Beauty Meets Modern Excitement
Gorgeous Green house with White Trim in Campeche

Green house with white trim

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A first glance throughout the town of Campeche shows a beautiful town rich with history and character. Traveling down the streets opens a world of marvelous colors of cool pastel-painted buildings highlighted by white trim. colonial details offer elegant flavor and tasteful architecture which mixes perfectly with the cultural style of this interesting coastal town.

Astounding Campeche Cathedral

Cathedral

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In the 17th and 18th centuries, a wall was built to protect Campeche against pirate attacks. Evidence of the strength and will of the town can be seen in this still-standing structure. Rich historical details which perfume the town also offered it the title of a World Heritage Site in 2002 through UNESCO. Campeche is well known for taking care of its important historic structures preserving them for future generations.

Brilliant Colors of Homes in Campeche

Brilliant colors of homes

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The night show at the Fort of San Jose El Alto is sure to fascinate visitors, but a walk through the beautiful cobblestones streets after the show is just as fun. Exhibits and museums awaken the senses while eateries indulge your culinary desires and bars delight visitors with drinks and entertainment. There is a comforting feel around town which seems to embrace visitors making them feel welcome and at home.

Balconies of Campeche

Balconies of Campeche

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Adventures can also be enjoyed outside of town with rafting adventures, mountain biking, hiking and climbing activities. Close to Belize, Campeche is often a stop over or jump off for vacationers to and from this northern South American country. Flights to and from Belize are becoming quite popular with vacationers wanting to visit both areas while visiting this beautiful tropical haven. Trips to Campeche are sure to please and perfect for all members of the family.

Mexican Thanksgiving, It Comes but Once… Every 200 Days.

Turkey Used As A Classic Dish & Centerpiece In Mexican's ThanksgivingThere is absolutely no evidence proving turkey was served at the first Thanksgiving in the U.S. There is ,however, ample reason to believe the turkey, one of two birds domesticated prior the the arrival of the Spanish, was first served as the centerpiece of a celebratory meal in mexico.

There have, over the years, been nearly 40 words used for turkey throughout Mexico. Dr. Lawrence B. Kiddle still found twenty-one in existence when in 1941 he wrote, “The Names for Turkey in the Modern mexican Dialect”. This did not even account for the additional six words used by the Zapotecs of southern Mexico. Eskimos don’t have this many words for snow, though they have no shortage of it, even in these days of global warming.

The Aztecs regarded the turkey as near magical; they associated it with their trickster god, Tezcatlipoca. Every 200 days the streets of present Mexico City, were paved with the shells of turkey eggs hatched during the previous 200 days. Motolinia, in his book “History of the Indians of New Spain” tells of a single surburban market in Tenochtitlan, Tepeyacac, that sold 8000 turkeys every five days.

So, if Thanksgiving is a holiday you celebrate, you should also give thanks to the people of Campeche for a delicious dish to help you use that leftover bird. Whether you call it pavo, guajolote, totole or Tom Turkey this recipe, special thanksgiving shoutout to Karen Graber for providing this simple preperation of a classic dish, will provide one more reason to visit beautiful Mexico or at least bring a little bit of Mexico home before your next trip.

Delicious Relleno Negro

Chilmole: Turkey in a Dark Spice Sauce

Chilmole – sometimes called relleno negro – is made from one of the classic recados, or seasoning combinations. This dish, said to have originated in Campeche, is eaten all over the Yucatan peninsula, especially around Christmas and the New Year, when there is an abundance of leftover holiday turkey. It is a nice change from the usual round of enchiladas, tacos, tostadas, and other leftover turkey dishes. Make the recado now, and freeze it for use during the busy holiday season.

You don’t have to tell anyone how easy it is.

For the recado:

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons achiote seeds
  • 3/4 cup bitter orange juice (or a mixture of sweet orange juice and fresh lime juice)
  • 2 lbs. dried ancho chiles, seeded and deveined
  • 2 large whole cloves
  • 4 large whole allspice
  • 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 head garlic, peeled (about 10 large cloves)
  • salt to taste

Preparation:
Place the achiote seeds in a small bowl, pour the juice over them, and allow to soak 2-3 hours.

Toast the chiles just until they give off their fragrance, soak them in hot water until they soften, and drain them well.

Place all ingredients in a spice mill or food processor and process until they are well blended. They should form a thick paste, the consistency of a chilled cookie dough.

Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

For the chilmole:

Ingredients:

  • 6 cups leftover cooked turkey, skinned and boned
  • 8 cups turkey or chicken broth
  • 2 oz. recado negro (above)
  • 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced

Preparation:
Heat the turkey in the broth.

Mix the recado with a bit of broth to dissolve it, add it to the turkey and broth, and cook to desired consistency. (It usually has the texture of a medium-thin mole.) serve in bowls, garnished with hard-boiled egg slices.

Slices of a homemade pork sausage called but are sometimes served as an additional garnish, but the dish is rich enough without it.

Accompany with plenty of hot tortillas.