Campeche is the name of both a state in Mexico and its capital city. This article is about the state.

The State of Campeche is a state in the south-east region of the Mexican Republic. It is bordered by the Mexican states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west. To the south it is bordered by the Petén department of Guatemala and to the west by the Gulf of Mexico.

In addition to the city of Campeche, the state of Campeche includes many ruins of the Maya civilization such as Becán, Calakmul, Silvituc, Dzibilnocac, Edzná, Hocchob, Holactún, Río Bec, Uxul, Xicalango, Xpuhil, and Xtampak.

Campeche derives from the name of the Mayan city of Kan pech, which became today’s San Francisco de Campeche. From Wikipedia.

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Xpuhil, Campeche., originally uploaded by orion cc.

Xpuhil, Campeche., originally uploaded by orion cc.