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Campeche City

Rank:

UNESCO

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Mexico

Best of: Architecture, Colonial, Fortification

Description:

Campeche is a typical example of a harbour town from the Spanish colonial period in the New World. The historic centre has kept its outer walls and system of fortifications, designed to defend this Caribbean port against attacks from the sea. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Campeche City", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.