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	Campeche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Campeche is the name of both a state in Mexico and its capital city.
		Campeche broke away from Yucatán and became a separate state of the United Mexican States on August 7, 1857.
		Campeche is bordered by the Mexican states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Campeche_(state) (152 words)

	Campeche, Campeche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Campeche is a city of Mexico located at 19.85° N 90.53° W, on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico.
		The city was founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores as San Francisco de Campeche atop the preexisting Maya city of Canpech or Kimpech.
		Campeche was the principal port of Yucatán until the mid-19th century, when it was overtaken by Sisal, and then Progreso.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Campeche,_Campeche (555 words)

	Campeche - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Campeche (state, Mexico), state on the Yucatán Peninsula in southeastern Mexico.
		Campeche is a humid, tropical state that is sparsely populated in...
		Campeche, Bay of, shallow bay, southern Mexico, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, bordered by the Yucatán Peninsula on the east, the Isthmus of...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Campeche.html (99 words)

	Campeche, Mexico - Maya World Expeditions
		Campeche is the westernmost of the three states comprising the Yucatán Peninsula.
		Its historic center consists of three districts: the walled section whose mansions were inhabited by the Spaniards during the colonial era; the San Francisco district to the north of the fortification, where the Mayan population lived and San Román in the south, where Mexican indigenous peoples and mulattos brought in from the Caribbean Islands settled.
		Campeche is a beautiful city built in an elongated checkerboard shape due to the characteristics of the coast.
	www.mayaworld.cc /mayaworld2006/atractivos/campeche.htm (508 words)

	Campeche Mexico Travel : TravelYucatan.com
		Campeche is located on the southeast part of the peninsula and has an area of 56,114-sq.
		Campeche was founded around the third century and used to be the principal town of the Mayan district Ah Kin Pech which means "serpent tick".
		Campeche became a lucrative port for the area and once the bulk of precious metals were removed, captured slaves became the chief commodity.
	www.travelyucatan.com /campeche_mexico.php (1635 words)

	CB Richard Ellis \| Team NAFTA
		The state of Campeche’s climate is tropical with rain in the summer and the fall.
		The state of Campeche is located along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the southwestern region of the Yucatan, bordering the states of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Guatemala.
		Campeche suffers from an infrastructure that was mainly developed to service the petroleum industry, great strides are being taken to adapt it to a modern industrial base.
	www.teamnafta.com /cities/Campeche/Campeche.html (1308 words)

	Campeche's Hidden Treasures
		Campeche's handsome cathedral is one of the oldest churches on the Yucatan Peninsula.
		Campeche, capital of the state of Campeche, was officially founded in 1540 by the conquistador Francisco Montejo y León the Younger on the site of a former Mayan trading center called Ah Kin Pech.
		Most of the wall that enclosed old Campeche is now gone, but fortunately the demolition of other colonial structures was halted before things got out of hand.
	www.worldandi.com /newhome/public/2004/february/lfpub1.asp (2692 words)

	Database File for: Campeche - Haematoxylon campechianum Campeche - Haematoxylon campechianum
		Campeche is a fast growing ornamental tree that can reach up to 50 feet in height.
		Campeche is native to Belize, Guatemala and Mexico, however it has been naturalized in many South American countries as well.
		Campeche wood is generally prepared as a decoction for the treatment of diarrhea; it is an effective astringent (drying agent).
	www.rain-tree.com /campeche.htm (804 words)

	Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico
		Campeche used to be the principal town of the Mayan province of Ah Kin Pech, which means "serpent tick" and which was founded around the 3rd century A.D. On March 22, 1517 Spanish soldiers commanded by Francisco Hernandez de Cordova reached the village of Kin Pech to replenish their water supply.
		The inland gate was built in 1732 and is one of the main symbols of Campeche.
		In addition to the wall surrounding Campeche, the city was also protected by an outer defense system, making Campeche one of the best-defended cities at the end of the 18th century.
	www.yucatantoday.com /destinations/eng-campeche.htm (1226 words)

	Campeche Mexico
		The State’s capital is the coastal colonial town of Campeche (population 175,000).
		A mere 3-hour drive to the south of Merida (via routes 180 and 24), Campeche is a crumbling yet captivating port filled with naval history, baroque Spanish architecture, and aging beauty.
		Campeche is noted as a haven for hunting - duck, wild turkey, and bracket deer.
	www.advantagemexico.com /campeche (821 words)

	Campeche
		Campeche (kam-pech-ee) is a Mayan word which means "serpent tick" and was founded around the 3rd century A.D. Campeche gets its name from the name of a Mayan chief of the original city, "Ah-kin-pech".
		An interesting story is that as Campeche became a very wealthy port, many bars were established to meet the needs of the thirsty sailors.
		Declared a national historic town Campeche is one of the best-preserved historic centers in Mexico.
	www.delange.org /Campeche/Campeche.htm (914 words)

	Guide to Campeche
		Campeche ("Kam-Peh-Che") has been one of Mexico's best kept colonial secrets for many years; despite being one of its most picturesque colonial centers, it is still largely undiscovered by a large number of foreign tourists.
		Campeche's appeal is enhanced by the long and broad waterfront it has stretching along the Gulf of Mexico.
		Campeche is a coastal city, and although the beaches immediately adjacent to it are not ideal for beach-goers, there is a small fishing village a few kilometers away called Lerma near where you'll find some beaches to relax on at Playa Bonita ("Pretty Beach")
	www.mexperience.com /guide/colonial/campeche.htm (1584 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Campeche State --- 30
		The State of Campeche is bounded on the north and northeast by the
		Campeche State has an area of 56,114 sq.
		The State of Campeche has two kinds of climate: the humid warm and the sub-humid warm.
	www.tourbymexico.com /campeche/campprin.htm (203 words)

	Geography. Campeche
		Campeche is one of the 31 states of the Mexican Republic.
		Campeche is bordered by: to the east, the state of Quintana Roo; to the west, by Tabasco and the Gulf of Mexico; to the north, by the state of Yucatán; to the south, by the Central American nation, Guatemala.
		Campeche covers an area of 56,789 square kilometers, and its capital city is Campeche.
	www.elbalero.gob.mx /kids/explora/html/campeche/geografia.html (186 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Campeche City in Campeche State, Mexico
		The name of Campeche comes from the Mayan world "Ah-Kim-Pech", which means "The sir sun jigger", but since its pronunciation was difficult for the Spanish, they called it "Kna Pech", which means "Place of snakes and jiggers".
		Because the constant tension of wars, conflicts, alliances between England, France and Holland with Spain and Portugal the people from Campeche were forced to fortify their city by building forts and walls from 1685 to 1704, thus preventing them from taking advantage of their economic development.
		Campeche is famous because of its excellent gastronomy such as the bread of dogfish, and the Nac-cum made with red snapper.
	www.tourbymexico.com /campeche/campeche/campeche.htm (731 words)

	Campeche, Mexico
		Campeche, capital of the Mexican state of that name, is situated on the Gulf of Mexico, on the west side of the Yucatán peninsula.
		The city is a mixture of ancient and modern, romantic relics of the colonial period mingling with the modern districts which have arisen in recent years.
		Between 1686 and 1704, a defensive wall 2.5km/1.6mi long, 2.5 m (8 ft) wide and up to 8 m (26 ft) high, together with eight forts, was built around the town, finally rendering it safe from further pirate attack.
	www.planetware.com /mexico/campeche-mex-camp-campc.htm (328 words)

	Historic Fortified Town of Campeche - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		Campeche is a typical example of a harbour town from the Spanish colonial period in the New World.
		Criterion (ii): The harbour town of Campeche is an urbanization model of a Baroque colonial town, with its checkerboard street plan; the defensive walls surrounding its historic centre reflect the influence of the military architecture in the Caribbean.
		Criterion (iv): The fortifications system of Campeche, an eminent example of the military architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries, is part of an overall defensive system set up by the Spanish to protect the ports on the Caribbean Sea from pirate attacks.
	whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=895 (190 words)

	Campeche Mexico
		Campeche City, the capital of the state is sister city of Halifax, Nova Scotia and a World Heritage Site.
		Campeche built it's fortified walls because of continued attacks by European pirates.
		Please navigate the site to learn about Campeche: how to get there, where to stay, where to eat, what to eat or not to eat, cost of properties for those who are searching for a winter home and how to say a few things in Spanish or Mayan as the case may be.
	www.campeche.ca /index_1.html (587 words)

	Campeche on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Using Campeche as a base, the Spanish explorer Francisco de Montejo led (1531-35) expeditions against the Maya.
		The principal ports are Campeche and Carmen, a small town on an island at the entrance to the Laguna de Términos.
		The riches of Campeche: coastal colonial city still attracts, just as it did for Maya royalty and European pirates.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CampecheM1ex.asp (420 words)

	Cuba: Campeche, Hotels, attractions, restaurants, nightlife.
		Though small, Campeche is a captivating port full of naval history, baroque architecture and ancient beauty.
		Eighteen years later Campeche became the main colonial port thanks to its well-built defense system, which ranked as one of the best in the western hemisphere.
		Campeche is known as a paradise for hunting ducks, wild turkeys and deer, while its beaches are less popular.
	www.dtcuba.com /PoloInfo.aspx?lng=2&pc=108 (434 words)

	Campeche : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Campeche, the capital of the state of the same name, is the most thoroughly restored colonial city in Mexico.
		Those who do tend to be either on their way to the ruins at Palenque (see chapter 8) or the Río Bec region (see chapter 6), or the kind of travelers who are accidental wanderers rather than purposeful sightseers.
		A couple of things do need to be said: Campeche is not geared to foreign tourism the way Mérida is, so expect less in the way of English translations and such at museums and other sights.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/campeche/0944010001.html (662 words)

	Campeche, Campeche, Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Accordign to Antropoligist Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, el town of Cam-Pech was founded about the III century A. Nearly this town, conquer of Yucatán Francisco de Montejo, founded the town San Francisco de Campeche that was granted a coat of arms and the grade of city in 1777.
		Campeche became the most important port and component part of the State of Yucatan until the 1857 civial war that splic the state in two: Campeche (like its new capital city) and Yucatán.
		Campeche is famous because of the Colonial heritage: temples, lighthouses, walls, castles, etc.
	www.fotw.net /Flags/mx-cmp.html (162 words)

	Mexico Boutique Hotels presents Campeche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Campeche is located on the southeast part of the Mexican Republic.
		Campeche state is especially famous for its seafood and fish.
		Campeche is a state characterized by its preservation and celebration of popular folk and religious fiestas.
	www.mexicoboutiquehotels.com /mexico/destinations/campeche.shtml (646 words)

	A World Heritage City, Campeche, Mexico.
		We are working to develop a retirement and vacation resort for Canadians in the State of Campeche.
		Since its founding, the port city of Campeche has been closely connected with the sea, as a reference point for navigators and fortune hunters, a port of entry to the new world, a sanctuary where ancient mysteries and infinite beauty await the traveler.
		The people of Campeche are distinguished by a natural propensity to good humour, candour, generosity and optimism....Over the course of our history, we have developed a singular culture firmly rooted in our Mayan and Spanish heritage and the deep sense of community values that is our great strength as people...
	www.cactusrock.com /campeche_mexico.htm (604 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Campeche
		Later on a storm drove upon the Campeche coast the vessel in which Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, Bishop of Chiapas, was returning to his diocese; this illustrious man was therefore the first bishop to visit Campeche.
		Its first missionaries were Franciscans; in 1715 the Jesuits came to Campeche, but were expelled 12 June, 1767.
		The episcopal city, Campeche, situated on the bay of that name, about ninety miles south-west of Mérida, has about 16,000 inhabitants, two parishes, and twelve churches.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03222b.htm (404 words)

	Visite México
		The city of Campeche, the capital of the state of Campeche, is located in the southern Gulf Coast region,
		In Campeche?s surrounding areas, you can enjoy an outdoor adventure at the Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, which is the habitat of hundreds of pink flamingoes.
		For all that and much more, Campeche is an excellent destination to discover history, traditions and exciting adventures.
	www.visitmexico.com /wb2/Visitmexico/Visi_Estado_Campeche (407 words)

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