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Campeche

A walled port city on the Gulf of Mexico, with pastel colonial streets, bastions built against pirates and a seafront promenade.

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Best Time to Go
Dec–Apr
Our full guide to Campeche is being written. It's on the Yucatán Peninsula list as If You're Nearby and Mexico list as If You're Nearby.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Chichen Itza

Yucatán
About 140 miles away

The great Maya city and its stepped pyramid, El Castillo, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

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Cities

Mérida

Yucatán
About 97 miles away

The Yucatán's colonial capital, with its Sunday market and cenotes close by.

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Must-See
Heritage · UNESCO

Palenque

Chiapas
About 191 miles away

An exquisite Maya city in the jungle, where the tomb of the king Pakal was found.

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The Full Short List

Yucatán Peninsula

Chichén Itzá, Tulum and Caribbean reefs.

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