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Article: Treasures in Mexico's Hidden State of Campeche.
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- The World and I
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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John Mitchell is a writer and photographer based in Vancouver, Canada. He is a regular contributor to The World & I. He would like to thank the Mexico Tourism Board (www.visitmexico.com).
With its attractive colonial capital, Spanish forts, and ancient Mayan ruins, the state of Campeche remains one of Mexico's undiscovered treasures.
Strolling along Campeche's orderly streets, lined with Spanish colonial houses painted soothing pastel shades of blue, pink, yellow, and green, I found it difficult to believe that this peaceful city had been sacked and burned repeatedly by buccaneers for over two centuries. But it wasn't long before I came across testaments ...