Mexico. Campeche
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
The approach to the bastion, the rise to the moat edge and the corner watch tower
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
The gateway into the bastion
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
The defensive approach to the bastion gateway Spanish colonial fortifications of the 1600s
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
Interior courtyard, right Spanish colonial fortifications of the 1600s
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
The upper ramparts, originally defended by canons and firing platforms Spanish colonial fortifications of the 1600s
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
Northwest view of ramparts, cannon positions and watch tower Spanish colonial fortifications of the 1600s
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
sloped approach, moat, drawbridge and ramparts Spanish colonial fortifications of the 1600s
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
View from observation tower back over rampart Spanish Colonial defenses of the 1600's.
Near Campeche, Mexico
Where the jungle meets to sea
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
Bold Colour, strong stone walls and warm sunshine
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
Sandstone state crest from wall
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
The protected observation tower in the middle of the bastion looking west over Gulf of Mexico
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
The defensive roof positions of the bastion
Bastion San Jose, Campeche, Mexico
Corner observation tower and moat wall. Unusual late afternoon lighting
Bastion San Jose, Campeche, Mexico
The northwest observation tower overlooking the Gulf of Mexico
Bastion San Jose, Campeche, Mexico
The protective winding entry to the bastion
Bastion San Jose, Campeche, Mexico
Showing the deep moat and bastion walls. The moat would have originally been filled with sharpened sticks
Bastion San Jose, Campeche, Mexico
The inner courtyard
Bastion San Jose, Campeche, Mexico
showing the enormity of the moat which would originally have been filled with sharpened sticks
Jaguar in Campeche
Jaguars are found in Campeche and Yucatan, even in town! An adopted symbol of the Yucatan Maya people.
Bastion San Jose, Campeche, Mexico
Looking south from the top of the ramparts across Campeche and the Campeche Sound
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
Stairway to the ramparts Spanish colonial fortifications of the 1600s
Bastion San Miguel, Campeche, Mexico
Interior court, left side Spanish colonial fortifications of the 1600s
Plaza Campeche at dusk, Mexico
The main traditional gathering place in Campeche.
Plaza Campeche, Mexico, Christmas
Setting up for Christmas. Cathedral in background. Spanish Colonial town
Bandstand, Plaza Campeche, Mexico
At the traditional center of this Spanish Colonial town lies this bandstand in the arcaded plaza, tree-lined, providing a lot of shade from the heat of the sun
