Celestún: New (left) and old lighthouses

Celestun beach

Celestún is a town in Yucatán, Mexico. It in the north west of the state just north of the border with Campeche state, on the Gulf of Mexico coast at 20°87′ N 90°40′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=20_87_N_90_40_W_type:city(6,000)). In 2000 it had a population of just under 6,000 people. It is mostly a fishing town, with an old 19th century lighthouse as well as a more modern one. Celestun, Yucatan: old and new lighthouses. ... Celestun, Yucatan: old and new lighthouses. ... Download high resolution version (960x720, 100 KB)Photo taken by me, Ferdinand van Meurs in January 2004. ... Download high resolution version (960x720, 100 KB)Photo taken by me, Ferdinand van Meurs in January 2004. ... The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. ... The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico) comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Campeche is the name of a city and a state in Mexico. ... The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fishing from a Pier Fishing is both the recreation and sport of catching fish (for food or as a trophy), and the commercial fishing industry of catching or harvesting seafood (either fish or other aquatic life-forms, such as shellfish). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ...

Nearby is the 147,500 acre (600 km²) Parque Natural del Flamenco Mexicano, a wetland reserve that is the winter home to vast flocks of flamingos. Species Phoenicopterus roseus Phoenicopterus minor Phoenicopterus jamesi Phoenicopterus andinus Phoenicopterus chilensis Phoenicopterus ruber Flamingos (genus Phoenicopterus monotypic in family Phoenicopteridae) are gregarious wading birds, usually 3–5 feet in height, found in both the western and eastern hemispheres. ...