I'm off to Campeche for several days to escape the brutal San Miguel de Allende winter. This morning a crisp 11°. In Campeche it is a balmy 24°. Why the difference? San Miguel is in the central highlands at over 2,000 meters altitude while Campeche is on the Gulf of Mexico. Yes, we still call it that down here. Mind you, San Miguel doesn't actually have a winter as such. I took these photos yesterday:
Campeche is interesting in itself--it is one of only two walled cities in North America, the other being Quebec City. Campeche, an important port in the 17th and 18th centuries, was plagued by pirates. It is not a popular tourist destination which is one reason I'm visiting. I disliked Cancun rather intensely because it has obviously been over-run with tourists.
An hour's drive from Campeche is the ancient Mayan city of Edzna which looks well worth visiting and again, not frequented by many tourists.
4 comments:
That’s a very beautiful Haiku Bryan, thank you for sharing it. Those photos are very lovely too. Mexico is such an amazing country, it’s been five years since I’ve last visited and I’m hoping to see more of it someday.
Thanks so much Matthew! Glad to see some people enjoying some non-musical posts.
Is it easy to get to Campeche from where you live? I assume you fly?
Hi Patrick! Yes, flying is the way to go. The Queretaro airport is about an hour and a half from me. The flight from Queretaro to Mexico City is about 45 minutes. But here is a mystery for you. I was a bit concerned since I only had 45 minutes between arrival and my flight to Campeche and we left 15 minutes late. Then, when we landed in Mexico City the pilot announced that we had made up the time and were 15 minutes early. Huh? Wormhole technology? Just one of the many mysteries of Mexico? The flight from Mexico City to Campeche was an hour and a half. I actually quite like Aeromexico. So, easy trip. The only tricky part was finding a taxi from the Campeche airport.
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