Campeche was the first true World Heritage Site listed Spanish colonial town I have seen in Mexico and in my life, as the result, I really had a good time in Campeche for its colorful houses and interesting designed churches. From early morning I drove from Chichen Itza and arrived in Campeche around 11 AM, the city of Campeche was really quiet and laid back, hard to believe its status of state capital city. I parked my car in the car park in front of the town wall. The wall was not impressive or beautiful, so I was a bit disappointed. But when I entered into the inner town, countless rows of colorful houses were pretty lovely to see.

I really liked that no next buildings painted in the same colors, so the whole town was like a candy town with door and window portals painted in white likes icing cake. Most of the buildings have only one floor, so Campeche was quite less urban. I tried to see the interior of some building, but most of them were really plain with no decoration at all. I walked around the town and really admitted that this town even it was really photogenic, there was nothing much to see actually. A lot of cars also parked along the streets, sometimes good for photo, but most of the time ruined the view. Then I went to the town main square, the cathedral was under renovation and closed. Then I decided to have lunch and went to try Pan de Cazón, a local specialty of tortilla and minced shark meat at lovely Marganzo Restaurant.

I finished my time in Campeche by drinking Hochata de coco and a glass of margarita before continued my trip to Uxmal. In my opinion Campeche is a lovely place to see for couple of hours, the town do not have any architectural wonder or masterpiece to be a highlight of my visit. But the town has its own charm especially for its colourful buildings. I wondered if I have seen more Spanish colonial towns before, my idea on this town maybe different, but since Campeche is my first experience on this kind of style, this town will always have a special place in my memory.