Campeche
Campeche is the capital and largest city in [wiki=acd2c13ec36e5f457f388e67df0d3c57]the state of Campeche[/wiki], [wiki=8dbb07a18d46f63d8b3c8994d5ccc351]Mexico[/wiki]. It has a population around 250,000 people and growing. It sits in the northwestern area of the state. Historically it has long been the second city of the [wiki=6ae7cc3d33eb4ef4139455e4fc21dca1]Yucatán Peninsula[/wiki] after [wiki=4f6bc78b962820bba68fe3e95a24d7cf]Merida[/wiki] roughly 155 kilometres to the north, the capital of the neighboring state of [wiki=bab1d0b294115d452c644cbca41f31fe]Yucatán[/wiki]. Campeche a port city on the Gulf of Mexico, with relaxed atmosphere and a charming Colonial old town designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.