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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 | Leave a comment

Hattusa, Turkey

Hattusa (Bogazkale (formerly Bogazkoy), Turkey) was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. The region is set in a loop of the Kızıl River (Marashantiya in Hittite sources and Halys in Classical Antiquity) in central Anatolia. Hattusa was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1986. Turkey travel guides.
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August 16th, 2008 | Tags: anatolia, hattusa, hittite empire, turkey travel, unesco world heritage | Category: Asia | Leave a comment