The exhibition then travelled to the cities of Campeche and Ciudad del Carmen, before opening in Beijing, China, and travelling in Europe.

UNESCO: THEMES

Campeche was founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores as San Francisco de Campeche atop the pre-existing Maya city of Campech or Kimpech.

UNESCO: Culture

Pemex produces about 3.2 million barrels of crude oil a day, of which 2.7 million barrels a day comes from the Bay of Campeche in the southern Gulf.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The group has now restored four derelict haciendas within two hours of Merida and a hotel in the gulf coast city of Campeche with an eye toward cultural preservation.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The eye of the storm was expected to cross the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday night, then move across the peninsula into the Bay of Campeche by Wednesday afternoon or evening.

CNN: Hurricane Ernesto nears Yucatan Peninsula