Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Inscribed
1999
Area
181 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche is about 5 km north-west of Campeche. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal, about 100 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Campeche · about 205,000 peopleabout 5 km south-east
- Champotón · about 27,000 peopleabout 60 km south
- Ticul · about 31,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
- Tekax · about 23,000 peopleabout 140 km east
- Mérida · about 965,000 peopleabout 160 km north-east
- Progreso · about 47,000 peopleabout 180 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MexicoCultural99 km away
MexicoMixed208 km away
MexicoCultural226 km away
MexicoNatural293 km away
MexicoCultural307 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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