The wall is linked by various entrances known as baluartes. I visited the wall on the afternoon of November 26th as a solo traveler. The entire historic centre of Campeche is surrounded by a tall, lovely and well-preserved wall and it was originally used to protect the city against pirate attacks. Bring water, sunscreen and a hat.ĭefinitely worth doing while in mexico given the uniqueness of the attraction.Ĭampeche is a unique city because it is one of only a few cities in the world that is surrounded by a stone wall. If you do this be aware it is very hot in the middle of the day. This affords decent views over the central historical city. With an entry ticket there is a few historical items you can view (mainly cannons) but then they let you go up and walk around 400m of wall and visit the above two bulwarks. If you want to go up and walk on top of the walls the best place to do this is the Baluarte de San Francisco/Baluarte de San Juan which is located adjacent to the Puerto de Tierra (land gate) on the southern side of the hexagon. There isn’t really any difficulty in knowing where to go given the obvious shape. All of the bulwarks have information boards in english that can be read. You can walk around the city walls for free. Currently there is only about 400m of walkable wall and seven bulwarks remaining (San Pedro, San Francisco, San Juan, Santa Rosa, Santiago, San Carlos, Nuestra Senora de la Soledad). Initially there was eight bulwarks and 2.4km of walls, composed in a hexagonal formation. The city walls were built in the 1600’s to combat ongoing issues with pirate attacks on the city. This is probably the biggest tourist attraction in Campeche.
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