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2. Campeche (city) - Wikipedia

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   The modern city of San Francisco de Campeche was founded in 1540 by Francisco de Montejo upon the site of Can Pech, the former capital city of a Maya chiefdom. The city of Campeche was terrorized by pirates and marauders (such as the 1633 Sack of Campeche and the 1663 Sack of Campeche) until the city constructed major fortifications. The ...

3. Valeriana (archaeological site) - Wikipedia

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   Valeriana is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche in the tropical rainforest jungle near its eastern border with the state of Quintana Roo. [1] Its discovery was announced in October 2024, and the site was named after an adjacent lake.

4. Category:Maya sites in Campeche - Wikipedia

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   Mayan structures and archaeological sites on the Yucatán Peninsula in Campeche, Mexico Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maya sites in Campeche . Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

5. PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident - AOL

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   A huge Maya city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico. Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in ...

6. Campeche - Wikipedia

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   Campeche, [b] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche, [c] is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico.Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the southwest, Yucatán to the northeast, Quintana Roo to the east, by the Petén department of Guatemala to the south, and by the Orange Walk District of Belize ...

7. Bay of Campeche - Wikipedia

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   The Bay of Campeche (Spanish: Bahía de Campeche), or Campeche Sound, is a bight in the southern area of the Gulf of Mexico, forming the north side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is surrounded on three sides by the Mexican states of Campeche , Tabasco and Veracruz .

8. Edzna - Wikipedia

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   Edzná [pronunciation?] is a Maya archaeological site in the north of the Mexican state of Campeche. The site is open to visitors since the 1970s. The most remarkable building at the site is the main temple located at the plaza. Built on a platform 40 m high, it provides a wide overview of the surroundings.

9. Municipalities of Campeche - Wikipedia

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   Map of Mexico with Campeche highlighted. Campeche is a state on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico that is divided into thirteen municipalities. [1] According to the 2020 Mexican census, Campeche is the third least populous state with 928,363 inhabitants and the 17th largest by land area spanning 57,693.59 square kilometres (22,275.62 sq mi).