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Colonial Hotel Campeche

Calle 14, No. 122, between Calles 55 and 57 Campeche, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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Sleepy, pretty Campeche

A travel blog entry by guykb

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... evident that we had to get off the train we were on and get on another one. Five minutes after moving we were full and I figured we were set to go. As more people came along they started filling up the one we got off! Ah well, we started after a while and it was nice to have a rest. Of course, the promised English commentary never eventuated and although we had very little idea what was what we had a lovely ride around the town and saw lots of interesting features. ...

Reflections on San Cristobal

A travel blog entry by guykb

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... to fill it. The piñata shops have all of the lollies in bulk supply so we picked up enough lollies to fill this huge piñata that we had bought. The night before Christmas, as the poem goes, we we're all set for the next morning. The stockings (aka Santa hats) were hung by the chimney (aka homemade Christmas hearth) with care. Towards the end of Christmas eve the streets grew a bit quieter as people headed home for the traditional family dinner. But ...

Campeche: la città fortificata...

A travel blog entry by sistercrystal

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... di epoca coloniale, ma la differenza rispetto a quelle già visitate è che il suo centro storico è fortificato da delle mura che furono costruite per porre fine ai saccheggi dei pirati. Questa città infatti si affaccia sul Golfo del Messico e per lungo tempo fu preda dei bucanieri. Passiamo il pomeriggio girandoci le mura della città (baluartes) fino ad arrivare al lungomare (malecón) che è stato fatto un po' in stile "americano" e lungo questa passeggiata di un paio di ...

Campeche and the Ruins of Edzna

A travel blog entry by noalarmclocks

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... including striking jade funeral masks from the island of Jaina.

On our second day, we rented a taxi which took us to Edzna, about 55 km away. This ancient ruin dates to AD 633-810, according to hieroglyphic dates found on carved stelae. It was at the crossroads of important trade routes in the area, so became a prosperous city. Like Maypan, few people make the trip to Edzna, so we had the place, mostly, to ourselves!

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Campeche

A travel blog entry by jharleyd

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... around the cemetery looking at human remains. most of the skulls still had their hair and there were a few that weren't quite completely decomposed yet.

i'm gonna try and see some ruins nearby in the next few days, but this ozzy girl was telling me about this town closer to belize that sounds good. from the way she described it, it sounds like what i;m looking for, white sand, clear water, quiet, etc. the beaches so far have not been ...

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