Campeche

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Campeche is a historic coastal city in southeastern Mexico known for its well-preserved colonial fortifications and colorful architecture on the Gulf of Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeDivisionType municipality seat
capitalOf Campeche (state)
linked to: Campeche state
climate tropical savanna climate
coastType Gulf coast
linked to: Gulf Coast regions
country Mexico
foundedAs San Francisco de Campeche
linked to: Campeche
foundedBy Spanish colonists
foundedOnSiteOf Mayan settlement of Ah Kim Pech
hasAirport Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport
hasCityColorScheme multicolored facades
hasCityWall yes
hasDefensiveSystem walls, forts, and bastions against piracy
hasFortification Baluartes (bastions)
Fuerte de San José el Alto
Fuerte de San Miguel
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasHistoricCenter yes
hasMuseum Museo de Arquitectura Maya
Museo de la Ciudad de Campeche
hasPort yes
hasPromenade malecón (seaside promenade)
hasReligiousBuilding Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
heritageDesignationStartYear 1999
isTouristDestination yes
knownFor colorful colonial architecture
historic walled city center
well-preserved colonial fortifications
languageUsed Spanish
localIndigenousLanguage Yucatec Maya
locatedIn Campeche (state)
linked to: Campeche state
locatedInRegion southeastern Mexico
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
partOf Yucatán Peninsula
primaryEconomicActivity commerce
fishing
tourism
roadConnection connected by federal highways to Ciudad del Carmen
connected by federal highways to Mérida
streetLayout grid pattern in historic center
timeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
UNESCORegion Latin America and the Caribbean
linked to: Latin America
UNESCOSiteType cultural
urbanStatus coastal city

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Yucatán Peninsula contains state of Campeche
linked to: Campeche
Yucatán Peninsula hasCity Campeche
Gulf of Mexico hasCoastlineIn Campeche
Republic of Yucatán locatedInPresentDay State of Campeche
linked to: Campeche
Campeche foundedAs San Francisco de Campeche
linked to: Campeche
Gulf Coast regions majorCity Campeche (city)
linked to: Campeche
Structure I locatedIn Campeche
Great Plaza locatedIn Campeche
Ah Kim Pech relatedTo Campeche (city)
subject linked to: Mayan settlement of Ah Kim Pech
linked to: Campeche
Mexican Federal Highway 180 passesThroughCity Campeche, Campeche
linked to: Campeche
Gulf of Mexico coastline hasPart Campeche coastline
linked to: Campeche