Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion |
More than 300 years old |
Chapel and walled garden at the side of the Cathedral |
Plaza Principal |
Plaza Principal |
Colonnaded buildings around the plaza |
Our hotel - Francis Drake - he got everywhere |
Old, colourful, colonial buildings |
Calle 59 - bars and restaurants spill onto the cobblestone streets |
Old, colourful Pete |
Mexican and his pet iguana |
Church - San Pedro (we think) |
Bronze statues dotted around the walled city |
Here's another statue |
Salon Rincon Colonial - bar used in the movie Original Sin - we had a couple of beers here |
More colourful buildings - very pretty |
Love the colours |
Museo de la Arquitectura Maya |
Maya stelae showing Lord Dog - from Itzimte, Campeche |
Masks with long noses - from Miramar, Campeche |
Maya stelae - from Xcocha, Campeche |
Maya stelae - intricate glyphs |
Puuc style - from Chunhuhub, Campeche |
Column depicting Maya Court life - the ruler is watching a dwarf dance and two trumpeters play |
Stelae - from Dzibilnocac, Campeche |
Unusual carving - no details, so we have no info. |
Funerary jade artifacts - from Calakmul, Campeche |
Jade necklace |
Funerary mask - from Calakmul, Campeche |
Jade, shell and obsidian (between 660 and 750 AD) |
Baluarte de Nuestra Senora de la Soledad |
This baluarte (bastion) was designed to protect the Puerta del Mar (the sea gate) |
Part of the city walls - built in the 1600s, after many pirate attacks |
Museum now in the baluarte |
Looking towards the Sea Gate - reclaimed land in front of the gate, means the sea is a couple of blocks away |
On top of the baluarte |
Jackie on the wall, looking into the city |
Sea Gate - the bell used to alert re danger |
Monument to the City Gates - on the waterfront |
Ex-Templo de San Jose & Bazar Artesanal (lighthouse atop the right spire) |
Covered with blue and yellow tiles - built early 1700s |
Outside the old church - dancing and music |
Lively and energetic performances - great fun |
Part of the wall and Baluarte de San Carlos |
Inside the baluarte - a small museum with pirate stuff |
In the dungeon |
On top of the baluarte - bell tower and lookout |
Cannons at the ready |
Cute door and window - it led to the loos! |
Fuerte de San Miguel - Campeche's largest, colonial fort |
It even has a working drawbridge |
Dry moat around the fort |
Unfortunately it was closed for renovations |
The fort looked great and usually it has an archaeological museum inside |
Baluarte de San Francisco & Baluarte de San Juan |
The primary defense for the Puerta de la Tierra (Land Gate) |
Jackie signing in - musician on standby, here comes the tourists! |
Nautical exhibition - above the Governor's Office - huge model... |
...depicting the decks inside an old ship |
Police - cute! |