Ciudad del Carmen

 

Ciudad del Carmen is located 209 km from Campeche City in the State of Campeche by the Federal Highway 180 in Mexico and is known as La Perla del Golfo (the Pearl of the Gulf).

In Ciudad del Carmen you can visit interesting places such as:

  • The Parish of the Virgen del Carmen, built in the XVIII century

  • The Temple of Jesus de Nazareno, built in the XIX century

  • The National Palace

  • The Zaragoza Park

At La Red restaurant you can board the ferry and take a tour around the Terminos Lagoon, (during this tour you can admire the dolphins). The departure schedules from Ciudad del Carmen to Zacatal are from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm; and from Zacatal to Ciudad del Carmen are from 7:00 am to 7:pm.

In Ciudad del Carmen the crafts are made with fish scales in form of flowers and lamps, among many other.

The main festivities which are celebrated on the island are the Feast of the Virgen del Carmen from July 10th to 31st and the Fair of the Guanal from August 16th to 30th, with processions, fire-works and a carnival.

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• Campeche State •
|  Bolochen de Rejon |  Calkini  |  Campeche ۞ Capital City  |  Ciudad del Carmen |  Champoton |
|  Hopelchen |  Lerma |  Becan Archaeological site |  Chicanna Archaeological site  |
| Edzna Archaeological site |  Xpuhil Archaeological site |

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