We are working to develop a retirement and vacation resort for
Canadians in the State of Campeche.
“las cosas que queremos las podemos ir alcanzando si
vamos juntos, unidos, si conjugamos esfuerzos, si hacemos a un lado
egoísmos y nos interesamos por el bien de Campeche”
Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez, Governor of the
State of Campeche
"On Monday October 4, 1540, acting on
the instructions of the captain general, Francisco de Montejo the Younger
founded the municipality of San Francisco de Campeche. Ten years earlier,
the Captain General had built Salamanca Plaza over the ashes of the colony
of San Lázaro, which Francisco Hernández de Córdoba had established in
1517 in the province of Ah-Kin-Pech. Since its founding, the port city of
Campeche has been closely connected with the sea, as a reference point for
navigators and fortune hunters, a port of entry to the new world, a
sanctuary where ancient mysteries and infinite beauty await the traveler.
At one time the best defended fortified city of the Americas and one
of the most important ports on the continent, Campeche today provides an
ideal setting for poetry and for experiencing the passionate celebration
of life. The people of Campeche are distinguished by a natural propensity
to good humour, candour, generosity and optimism....Over the course of our
history, we have developed a singular culture firmly rooted in our Mayan
and Spanish heritage and the deep sense of community values that is our
great strength as people...
Our cultural heritage has much to offer: military, civilian and
religious architecture from the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries that bears testimony to the splendour of Mexico's vice-regal
era; and majestic archaeological sites such as Calakmul, Edzná, Becán,
Xpujil and Chicanná, which reflect the pre-Hispanic wealth of our
land."
L.A. Antonio González Curi,
former Governor of the State of Campeche
Campeche
was designated a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999
Campeche
City is a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities
We are working on
a plan to develop a Canadian community in Campeche. For
investment opportunities, clic here.
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Campeche.ca
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"Canada must be a just society...Our dreams for this beautiful
country will never die" Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919-2000
