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Campeche, Campeche

Campeche is the capital city of the Mexican state of Campeche, on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. The city’s population at the 2005 census was 211,671 people. The municipality for which it serves as municipal seat had a population of 238,850. The city was founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores as San Francisco [...]

August 30th, 2008 | Tags: columbian city, gulf of mexico, maya city, mexican state of campeche, mexico sightseeing, spanish conquistadores, unesco world heritage, walled city | Category: South America | Comments (1)

Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos) is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Northern Tiwa speaking Native American tribe of Pueblo people. It is approximately 1000 years old and lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico, USA. The Red Willow Creek, or Rio Pueblo, is a small [...]

July 26th, 2008 | Tags: eight northern pueblos, mexico sightseeing, mexico usa, red willow creek, rio pueblo, sangre de cristo range, taos new mexico, taos pueblo new mexico | Category: North America | Leave a comment