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    A free Puebloteca guide Campeche's Pueblos Mágicos

    Free Campeche travel guide

    All 3 of Campeche's Pueblos Mágicos on one printable page. Free when you sign up for our weekly email.

    • All 3 Pueblos Mágicos, with a photo and what makes each special
    • A map of Campeche with each one on it
    • Road trips that join the pueblos close together
    • The best months to go
    • How far each is from the nearest city
    • The sights not to miss
    • The fiestas worth planning around
    • The fiestas month by month
    • Where to stay in each
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    The 3 Pueblos Mágicos in this guide

    Most visited first. The full guide adds the sights not to miss, the fiestas, how far each is by car, and a layout made to print.

    Candelaria3Palizada2Isla Aguada1
    1. 1 Thatched palapas on stilts along the malecón of Isla Aguada, Campeche

      Isla Aguada

      Isla Aguada is a fishing town at the tip of the Palmar Peninsula in Campeche, with the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the Laguna de Términos on the other. Visitors come for boat trips to watch the bottlenose dolphins that live in the lagoon all year and to see the seabirds that crowd Isla de los Pájaros. The old Porfirian lighthouse now holds a small museum of underwater archaeology, and a long bridge links the town to Isla del Carmen.

      When to go: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec

    2. 2 Red church of Palizada with its white tower, Campeche

      Palizada

      Palizada is a riverside town in southwestern Campeche, on a branch of the Usumacinta that flows into Laguna de Términos. Its brightly painted masonry houses are roofed with French clay tiles, some still stamped with the name Marseille, a leftover from the days of the dyewood trade. Visitors stroll the malecón, cross to the Casa del Río, and head out on the water to look for birds and manatees, kayak or fish.

      When to go: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    3. 3 Malecón of Candelaria on the Río Candelaria under evening clouds, Campeche

      Candelaria

      Candelaria is a river town in the southwest of Campeche, set in the basin of the Candelaria river, which winds right past it. It is the only urban center in a municipality of small rural communities, so it serves as the local hub for markets, services, and transport, and since 2024 it has had its own Tren Maya station. Each year the town celebrates its patron, the Virgen de la Candelaria, with religious events, a fair, and cultural activities.

      When to go: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

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