Native Trails MyTrails 2025 50 Campeche 12 Visit of the Museo de Arqueología Subacuática de Campeche Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy Since late 2017, the fortress of San José el Alto accommodates the first museum for maritime archaeology in Mexico. The technically complicated methods of maritime archaeology often allow particularly well preserved finds to be recovered, because the rate of decomposition processes is generally greatly reduced in the absence of air. The museum comprises six halls where all aspects of this form of archaeology are presented, from the particularities of different types of water bodies to remarkable finds of the recent past. Learn, for instance, how the Mayas had organized coastwise shipping as an element of their trade relations, and admire the treasures of gold and emeralds from sunken Spanish galleons. 13 Museo de Arquitectura Maya Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The museum of Mayan architecture at the Baluarte de la Soledad is accommodated in a colonial military building from the late 17th century that is part the mighty town wall of San Francisco de Campeche. One of the most important bastions against attacks of pirates from the Gulf of Mexico in former times, the two-story building is today used to display exhibits of four architectural styles of the Mayan civilization: Peten Norte, Río Bec, Chenes, and Puuc. The exhibits include grave goods from Calakmul, the mask of the god K’will, steles, columns, and anthropomorphic figures from the archaeological zones of Edzná, Xcalumkín, Palmar and northerly Kankí. 14 Multimedia show Celebramos Campeche Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The open-air multimedia night show gives you an interesting and diverting insight into the fascinating history of Campeche. Enjoy the presentation of colorful and dramatic high points in past centuries on Plaza de la Independencia in the center of the old fortified city. Accompanied by well-synchronized matching music, a sequence of still and animated images is projected onto the façade of the library and will not fail to enchant and excite you. 15 Visit of the Centro Cultural Casa No. 6 Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy You visit the Centro Cultural Casa No. 6 in the historic center of Campeche – a one-story building dating back to the early 18th century. The plain façade and the windows with heavy gratings of wrought iron are characteristic features of the architecture of those times and typical of buildings of the upper classes. Passing a beautiful patio, you reach the rooms with their elegant furniture and decoration that allow you a glimpse into another epoch. They are used today for a library, kitchen, café, and tourist information. 16 Sound & Light Show El Lugar del Sol Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The fortification wall surrounding Campeche is the authentic background for a really unique night spectacle. After a short movie about the “Country of the sun”, which is projected onto the old walls, you can watch actors in historical costumes reenact the eventful history of Campeche at the Puerta de Tierra, with special attention being given to the epoch of the pirates. 17 Tour of Campeche Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Easy The city of Campeche is surrounded by a wall that was necessary to defend the rich city against pirates. On a tour you will visit the narrow streets of the major port city with its restored colonial buildings, the Zócalo and the Cathedral of La Concepción. Go back to the era of the Spanish conquistadores. 18 Archaeological museum Fuerte de San Miguel Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The fortress Fuerte de San Miguel was built between 1688 and 1706. It is still in good condition and has been listed and protected as a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage site. Where in former times were the cannons to shoot pirate ships, is today the archaeological museum with a large collection of finds from Mayan times, including valuable jade masks from Calakmul.
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