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“The picture Campeche - Fortaleza belongs to Bitxi under a Creative Commons License”The destination of Campeche used to be the main town of the Mayan province of Ah Kin Pech, which means “serpent tick” and which was founded around the 3rd century A.D. The Fort of San Miguel is one of its impressive attractions. In adding up to the wall surrounding Campeche, the city was as well protected by an outer defense system, making Campeche one of the best-defended cities at the end of the 18th century. Single of these external forts is called San Miguel. Nowadays, it houses the Campeche Regional Museum, where you can find an exhibition of pre-Hispanic and colonial pieces. The Fort of San Miguel el Alto is a second fort that was part of the outer defense system. In 1762 when there was a quiet period in the pirate attacks, this fort was built to protect the port of Campeche against the greatest naval power on earth: England. Today the fort hosts a nice exposition of “Boats and Arms“. If you would like to visit these places, reserve your room in the following link. Related Posts These reading the entry Campeche Attractions that was posted Lunes, Septiembre 28th, 2009 to 9:45Filed Under Attractions in Mexico, Recommended Destinations, Activities in Campeche, Attractions in Campeche, Campeche, Tours in Campeche. You can follow any response to this entry for RSS 2.0 feed. CommentsLeave a Reply
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