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Get a glimpse of what Campeche was like in centuries gone by when you visit this 18th-century city gate, now the site of a dramatic light-and-sound show.

What once protected Campeche from plundering pirates in the 17th century today provides awe-inspiring vantage points across the city.

Learn the history of Campeche as you explore one of its last remaining bastions and be wowed by the vast sound and light show which plays out on its walls.

Bring your camera to photograph some of Campeche’s finest views from atop the city’s smallest bastion before exploring the grizzly dungeon beneath it.

This squat, stone bulwark has a museum and a rooftop section with vistas of Campeche’s city center that it has guarded for centuries.

This impressive landmark stands as a reminder of the grandeur of Campeche’s colonial period and the horror of the pirate attacks that once plagued the city.