Campeche

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!