Tag: Campeche
The untamed beauty of Hormiguero and its exotic wilderness
Part of its appeal likely has to do with the fact that it is rarely visited by tourists because of how poor the roads needed to access it are
Xpujil, gateway to the Calakmul biosphere
Xpujil is an archaeological site in the south of the Mexican state of Campeche, within the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, and within the limits of the contemporary town of the same name.
Balamkú, the great city of the sacred jaguar lords
Balamkú is an archaeological site in the south of the Mexican state of Campeche, within the Calakmul Biosphere, near the entrance to Calakmul national park.
The small but beautiful ancient city of Chicanná
Chicanná gets its name from its most famous building, the House of the Serpent Mouth.
The grand ancient city of Becán — a microcosm of Maya...
Because of Becán’s longevity, in its history, we can see evidence of a microcosm of Mayan chronology packed into a single site.
The (almost) forgotten city of El Tabasqueño
Because El Tabasqueño is located in a fairly remote area that is jam-packed with archaeological sites, it is visited by only the most adamant lovers of Mayan archaeology.
Hochob, the mysterious Maya city on the hill
Hochob was founded in the 3rd century CE, but it is likely that the area had already been settled by Maya farmers centuries before.
Xtampak, the enigmatic capital of the Chenes region
The name Xtampak comes from the Yucatec-Maya language and is usually translated as meaning old walls
The ancient city of Dzibilnocac and its great towers
Dzibilnocac is a Mayan archaeological site on the outskirts of the Vicente Guerrero community in Hopelchén, Campeche.
Harsh restrictions return in Campeche as COVID cases rise
Campeche, Mexico. Photo: Getty
Mexico's first state to reach the epidemiological green light, and later to open schools,...
Once luxurious homes in Campeche being used as drug dens
Many homes on Campeche's coast lay abandoned. Photo: Courtesy
Beach homes in Campeche’s Playa Palmeras are being robbed,...
Over 1,000 people in Campeche inoculated with fake COVID-19 vaccines
Thousands of fake vaccines were found inside ice coolers arriving from Honduras. Photo: File
More than 1,000 people...
Campeche 1st state in Mexico allowed to resume normal activity
Campeche is Mexico's first state in the epidemiological green light. Graphic: YEL
While Yucatan remains under a fairly...
Campeche is 1st state in Mexico to reach a coronavirus ‘yellow...
Campeche is ahead of the rest of Mexico in reaching a coronavirus curve. Photo: Getty
Mexico's Ministry of...
For 200 communities between Campeche and Yucatan, no way in or...
A hand-painted sign and makeshift barriers cut off access to Hecelchakán, some 70 km to the north of the state capital...
Campeche sees 1st coronavirus death, a 49-year-old male
Photo: Getty
A 49-year-old man living in Ciudad de Carmen became Campeche state's first COVID-19 fatality, according to...
European tourists help drive handicraft sales by 80%
Photo: Punto Medio
Campeche — Shantal Tun Baeza, an artisan installed in the Parque Principal for the holiday...
Campeche’s Centro Historico shows signs of strain
Campeche's Centro suffers in a challenging economy. Photo: Tribuna
Ciudad Campeche, Campeche — The capital's Historic Center, with...
Mexico’s 2nd-longest bridge opens to traffic in Campeche
Puente de la Unidad in Campeche, the second longest in Mexico and the fifth in Latin America, was inaugurated Monday.
AMLO vows to restore rice production in Campeche
Supporters give Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador two geese as a gesture of their esteem. Photo: Twitter
Campeche hotels get ready for 1,400 Ironman athletes this weekend
The president of the Association of Hotels and Motels admitted that the tourist trade requires higher quality and better services, but quickly added that "we are not failing at all."
Desperate for health care, Mennonites open their doors to strangers
When some Mennonite children of the Yucatán Peninsula became seriously ill, the tight-knit community opened its doors to strangers for help.
Campeche official clears farm in salmonella outbreak
After finger-pointing from the U.S. a plantation in Mexico has passed inspection and has been certified to continue marketing its crops.
Prince Charles tours sites in Campeche
Prince Charles of Wales, who has been traveling through Mexico, arrived in Campeche yesterday to tour ancient Mayan sites and dance in the Zocalo.