Campeche City

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Campeche City is the capital of the state. It has maintained its original stroke from the 16th century, and it has carefully conserved their inherited architectural style from the colonial times. The 1st of December of 1999, Campeche was declared by the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Spanish settlement took place in October 4, 1540 where Francisco de Montejo sailed from Cuba to the Yucatan Peninsula under the name of San Francisco de Campeche. Its privileged location was recognized by the privateers and pirates. In 1557 a group of ships attacked for the first time the "Costa de la villa", place were the piracy movement originated and the controlled activities mainly by France, England and Holland who were quarreling over the control of the new word. Many fights took place during this period with famous pirates like Sir Francis Drake and William Parker. This lead the Spanish crown to seriously reconsider the construction of a new safeguarding system. In the middle of the 18th century the piracy movement slowly decreased, consequently a possible invasion from England lead to the reinforcement of costal defenses. Now days the City of Campeche has three types of Architectural styles: civilian, religious and military. Fortunately most of this heritage has been well preserved through time. This has lead to greater appreciation and rediscovery of the City, its past, and its architecture, transforming the town into an attractive cultural destination with a great touristic potential. The great cultural and natural richness of the town empowers it to have an internationally known gastronomy, Mayan and Spanish inherited plates represent one of our main attractions combined with the beauty of the sea and the country side. HD video by PlayaReservations For more information, tourist maps, travel tips, photos and videos visit http://www.playareservations.com Be our friend in FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/playareservationsrm Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@Playatwitts visit http://www.playareservations.com and get the better option on your hotel, tour and transportation reservation for Playa del Carmen, the Riviera Maya and more. This video copyright by PlayaReservations PlayaReservations is the best tourist guide for Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula and Mexico All right reserved Video edition: Naloy Vargas Music: Raul Mendoza http://www.reverbnation.com/raulmendoza More PlayaReservations videos at: http://www.youtube.com/user/playareservations