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Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
| Country | Mexico |
|---|---|
| Date of Inscription | 1999 |
| Category | Cultural Sites |
| UNESCO | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/895 |
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.
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World Heritage Sites in Mexico
- Sian Ka'an
- Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
- Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
- Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
- Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
- Historic Centre of Puebla
- Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
- Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
- Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
- Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
- Historic Centre of Morelia
- El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
- Historic Centre of Zacatecas
- Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
- Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
- Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
- Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
- Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
- Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
- Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
- Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
- Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
- Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
- Luis Barragán House and Studio
- Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
- Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
- Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
- Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
- Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
- Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
Mexico- Capital: Mexico City (Distrito Federal)
- Currency: Mexican peso (MXN)
- Language: Spanish
- Time Zone: UTC-6
- Destination: Mexico
- World Heritage: Latin America
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