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Champotón, Mexico
Champotón is a town of 30,881 people in Campeche, Mexico, founded in 1538.
Why visit Champotón
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 13 parks and trails, 13 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Champotón
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About Champotón
Champotón is a small city in Champotón Municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, located at 19°21′N 90°43′W, about 60 km south of the city of Campeche where the small Champotón river meets the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. At the 2010 census it had a population of 30,881.
From the Wikipedia article Champotón, Campeche (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Champotón on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
Parque de las Americas
Park · 1.7 km
Parque Conmemorativo del descubrimiento de America. Frente a este lugar se llevo a cabo la histórica batalla de la "Bahia de la mala...
Avenida Revolución, Champoton
Parque Chem - Pec
Park · 1.4 km
Sitio histórico llamado pozo del perro o Chem-Pec en maya, donde tomaron agua los españoles al desembarcar por primera vez en suelo americano.
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes13
Aguas Naturales "El Amigo Levi"
Fast food · Juice, Agua De Piña, Agua De Melon, Agua De Sandia, Agua De Jamaica, Agua De Cebada, Agua De Avena, Agua De Tamarindo, Cacahuates, Chicharrones, Dulces, Pepital, Sabritas · 1.6 km
Calle 33, Champoton
Mo-Sa 10:30-15:30
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History
According to the Chilam Balam of Chumayel, the Itzáes began to arrive at the Yucatán peninsula in the year 435, begun in Bacalar and rising to the north and west, in this way they also inhabited Chakán Putum.
In the year 869, coming from Nonohual came Ah Mekat Tutul Xiu, who was the chief of the tutul xiúes and forced the first Itzáes to retreat into the jungle and leave Chakán Putum and other cities, the tutul xiúes were settled mainly in Uxmal more late in 987, some of the Itzaes who lived "under the trees, under the ashes and under the misery" returned again to Chichen Itza, others of the Itzaes separated and founded Mayapán (1047 AD), the latter since then He knew them as the "Cocomes".
Cocomes, itzáes and tutul xiúes formed the Mayapán League that began in 1047. The Cocomes made war with the Itzáes who emigrated to the Guatemalan Petén, and later the Tutul Xiúes fought with the Cocomes, eventually disintegrating the union in 1441.
After the Yucatán Peninsula, was divided into 16 cacicazgos, in the state of Campeche, was part of the chiefdom of Ah Canul, Can Pech, and Chakán Putum. The struggles between cacicazgos were frequent, especially between cocomes and tutul xiúes.
From the History section of Champotón, Campeche on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare3
Map of Champotón
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport (CPE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 57 km away.
- Moquel 5 km east, about 5 min by car
- Ulumal 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Ciudad del Sol 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- La Joya 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Villa Madero 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Sihochac 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- San Pablo Pixtún 23 km south, about 23 min by car
- José María Morelos y Pavón 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Santo Domingo Kesté 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Campeche 59 km north, about 59 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Campeche, Champotón (11967887144), Comisión Mexicana de Filmaciones from México D. F., México, CC BY-SA 2.0
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