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Calkiní, Mexico
Calkiní is a town of 14,934 people in Campeche, Mexico, founded in 1443.
Why visit Calkiní
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 29 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Calkiní
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About Calkiní
Calkiní (Yucatec Maya: "throat of the sun") is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. As of 2010, the city of Calkiní had a population of 14,934.
From the Wikipedia article Calkiní (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do1
Museums and landmarks12
Arco Maya "Dos Arcos"
Monument and historic site · 2.0 km
El primero, el Arco del Encomendero, de característica europea, se ubica en el sitio conocido como Tuuk Caan, es muy antiguo, y...
Parks, trails and playgrounds29
17 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship10
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare1
Map of Calkiní
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Getting there and nearby towns
Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 75 km away.
- Tepakán 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- Dzitbalché 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Santa Cruz Pueblo 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Bécal 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Cuch Holoch 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Bacabchén 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Nunkiní 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Halachó 12 km north, about 12 min by car
- Campeche 76 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mérida 80 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Church at Calkiní, Calkiní Municipality, Campeche, Mexico 2, Donna Yates, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Iglesia de Calkiní. - panoramio, Misael Lavadores, CC BY-SA 3.0
- San Luis Obispo Calkini, FotoCaribe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Momoto Ceja Azul - panoramio, panza-rayada, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Momoto Ceja Azul (18533040249), Roberto González from San Nicolás Nuevo León, México, CC BY 2.0
- Pouteria glomerata subsp. glomerata 3888755353, iNaturalist.org (Alexis López Hernández) (Alexis López Hernández), CC BY 4.0
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