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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Campeche

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Campeche, Mexico

Updated April 17, 2020

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Campeche, Mexico

Fort of San José el Alto

Half-hidden by grassy slopes, this striking Spanish colonial fort is now a museum of underwater archaeology.
Xmuch'haltún Botanical Garden

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Xmuch'haltún Botanical Garden

The walls of a colonial-era fort encircle a small, tropical assortment of plant life.
Entrance to the palace, with the inscription "Vox Legis Vox Populi".

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Palacio Legislativo de Campeche (Legislative Palace of Campeche)

In the middle of this historic colonial city resides a modernist government building known as the UFO.
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