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Campeche.
Spanish language dictionaries define campechano as cheerful, good-hearted, genial and generous.
At A Glance
NAME: "Campeche" (cam-PAY-chay) derives from the name of the former Maya trading town of Ah-Kin-Pech. Close to where the Maya repulsed the initial attempt to conquer the peninsula, it later became the stronghold of the Spanish colonists in the Yucatan.
LOCATION: In the southeastern corner of the Yucatan Peninsula, bordering Quintana Roo and Yucatan states to the north and east; Guatemala and the Mexican state of Tabasco to the south; and the Gulf of Mexico to the west.
CAPITAL: Campeche City.
MAJOR CITIES: Campeche City, Ciudad del Carmen, Escarcega, Champoton, Calkini and Hopelchen.
MAJOR INDUSTRIES: Oil and commercial fishing.
- Treasures in Mexico's Hidden State of Campeche.
- Magazine article from: World and I Mitchell, John (American attorney general) February 1, 2004 700+ words
...UNESCO designated Campeche's forty-three...historic center a World Heritage Site, and over one thousand...restored. Today, Campeche's easygoing, Old...Calakmul, another World Heritage Site located in the heart...explorations of old Campeche at the Baluarte de...
- The Puerta Campeche Hotel In Mexico's Yucatan Joins Starwood's Prestigious...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 14, 2004 700+ words
...management of the company's Puerta Campeche hotel in Mexico. Dating back...properties. Located in the city of Campeche on the Yucatan peninsula and declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1999, The Puerta Campeche Hotel is Starwood's seventh...
- Disputan territorio Campeche y Quintana Roo.(Nacional)
- Newspaper article from: El Norte (México D.F., México) January 5, 1997 700+ words
...Teresa Ochoa Entablan polmica en torno a 4 mil 800 hectreas del nuevo Municipio de Calakmul EL NORTE / CAMPECHE CAMPECHE.- Los Estados de Campeche y Quintana Roo "revivieron" una serie de conflictos derivados de la presunta propiedad de 4 mil...
- Jose Campeche and Francisco Oller: painting Puerto Rico.(Biography)
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Temin, Christine November 1, 2006 700+ words
...respective ages and countries, Jose Campeche was to the affluent Puerto Ricans of...cathedrals in Caracas and Havana. That Campeche never left Puerto Rico and barely left...with his father, Tomas Rivafrecha y Campeche (1707-1780), a black man who was...
- The riches of Campeche: coastal colonial city still attracts, just as it did...
- Magazine article from: Business Mexico Alisau, Patricia March 1, 2003 700+ words
For over three centuries, Campeche's most infamous visitors were John...history shows. He relentlessly sacked Campeche for 30 days after looting the outlying...this left an indelible mark on Campeche. The Spaniards built several walled...
- Campeche: Vive un sincretismo gastronomico.(Buena Mesa)
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) October 12, 2001 700+ words
Byline: Raquel Linares Campeche Geografa del sabor Campeche fue la puerta de entrada de viajeros y piratas, que a...cocina de afortunados encuentros La ciudad amurallada de Campeche guarda celosamente las recetas de herencia maya, el sabor...
- Campeche esta unido, afirma Gonzalez Curi.(Estados)
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) October 5, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Luis Armando Mendoza CAMPECHE / Campeche El Gobernador Jos Antonio Gonzlez Curi, asegur que la entidad...perversidad de algunos grupos las crticas a su administracin. "Campeche est unido. Campeche est de pie, est trabajando. Diez de...
- Campeche: Visite sus historicos fuertes.(De Viaje)
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) September 5, 1999 700+ words
...del Golfo De 1557 a 1708, el puerto de Campeche sufri constantemente el asedio de cuantos...paisaje urbano de la capital del estado de Campeche. Mucho antes, en 1517, los conquistadores...octubre, la poblacin de San Francisco de Campeche, la cual comenz a erigirse sobre lo...
- Mas danos que beneficios: Campeche: Restringe desarrollo.(Nacional)
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) March 17, 2002 700+ words
...Armando Mendoza Explotacin petrolera en Campeche, Hidalgo y Tabasco Pemex / Vicios de...unnime: Pemex y el petrleo han dejado a Campeche ms perjuicios que beneficios, coinciden...demostrado solidaridad ni responsabilidad con Campeche y los campechanos. Gonzlez Curi destac...
- Halla Campeche pistas de su historia.(Cultura)
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) April 20, 2001 700+ words
...en el Archivo General de Indias en Espaa REFORMA/Campeche CAMPECHE.- Invaluables documentos histricos que datan de...Archivo General del Estado y el Instituto de Cultura de Campeche. El director del Archivo General del Estado, Rafael...
Source: HighBeam Research, Campeche.