Calkiní district, Campeche, Mexico
Places to visit near Halachó
Halachó is a town in Calkiní district, Campeche, Mexico, home to about 9,412 people. Within 50 km by road there are 51 places to visit — 33 forts & heritage, 0 churches, 3 museums and 4 caves. The must-see places are San José Chactún (11 km), Oxkintoc (21 km) and Chunchucmil (27 km).

Halachó at a glance
- Location
- Calkiní district, Campeche, Mexico
- Population
- about 9,412
- Coordinates
- 20.4777° N, 90.0810° W
- Places within 50 km
- 51 (5 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for churches and museums
Top places to visit near Halachó
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Halachó: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- San José ChactúnForts · MaxcanúMust-see
- OxkintocForts · MaxcanúMust-see
- ChunchucmilForts · MaxcanúMust-see
- SihoForts · HalachóNotable
- Monumneto "Tu'uk' Ka'an (Rincón del Cielo)"Forts · CalkiníNotable
- Parque CeibanoForts · CalkiníNotable
- Arbol "La Ceiba O Yaxché"Wildlife · CalkiníNotable
- Areas Verde Plaza del MaestroWildlife · CalkiníNotable
- Jardín Comunitario "San Juan"Wildlife · CalkiníNotable
- Monumento A María GuadalupeForts · CalkiníNotable
- Letras de CalkiníForts · CalkiníNotable
- Antiguo Edificio Dedico A "Mateo Reyes"Forts · CalkiníNotable
More places near Halachó
- Kiosco Hidalgo · fort · Calkiní · ~15 km
- Placa de la Plaza Civica · fort · Calkiní · ~15 km
- Arco Maya "Dos Arcos" · fort · Calkiní · ~18 km
- Ría Lagartos · sanctuary · Halachó · ~19 km
- Estatua de la "Mujer Campechana" · attraction · Calkiní · ~19 km
- Zona Arqueológica Oxkintoc · attraction · Maxcanú · ~20 km
- Xkipche · fort · Santa Elena · ~42 km · Must-see
- Capilla de San Pedro · attraction · Dzitbalché · ~22 km
- Grutas Calcehtok 3 · cave · Opichén · ~22 km
- Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal · fort · Santa Elena · ~44 km · Must-see
- Grutas de X'pukil · cave · Opichén · ~24 km
- La Campechana · fort · Kopomá · ~33 km
Things to see near Halachó, by type
Forts & heritage near Halachó
148 forts & heritage within 100 km of Halachó. The closest is San José Chactún (11 km). Best time: october to february.
- San José Chactún · fort · Maxcanú · ~11 km · Must-see
- Oxkintoc · fort · Maxcanú · ~21 km · Must-see
- Chunchucmil · fort · Maxcanú · ~27 km · Must-see
- Siho · fort · Halachó · ~12 km
- Monumneto "Tu'uk' Ka'an (Rincón del Cielo)" · fort · Calkiní · ~15 km
- Parque Ceibano · fort · Calkiní · ~15 km
Churches near Halachó
24 churches within 100 km of Halachó. The closest is Templo de la Cruz (71 km); the best-known is Mérida Mexico Temple (90 km). Best time: year-round.
- Mérida Mexico Temple · church · Mérida · ~90 km · Must-see
- Templo de la Cruz · church · Umán · ~71 km
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Asis · church · Umán · ~71 km
- Iglesia de Huechil · church · Hopelchén · ~75 km
- Iglesia · church · Umán · ~79 km
- Capilla · church · Hunucmá · ~79 km
Museums near Halachó
16 museums within 100 km of Halachó. The closest is Mayan Archeology Museum of the Camino Real de Hecelchakán (42 km); the best-known is Casa Comisarial de Yaxcopoil (60 km). Best time: year-round.
- Casa Comisarial de Yaxcopoil · museum · Umán · ~60 km · Must-see
- Mayan Archeology Museum of the Camino Real de Hecelchakán · museum · Hecelchakán · ~42 km
- Choco-Story · museum · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Ecoparque Museo del Chocolate · museum · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Museo A Pedro Infante · museum · Calkiní · ~56 km
- Museo de Las Momias · museum · Santa Elena · ~61 km
Caves near Halachó
13 caves within 100 km of Halachó. The closest is Grutas Calcehtok 3 (22 km). Best time: year-round.
- Grutas Calcehtok 3 · cave · Opichén · ~22 km
- Grutas de X'pukil · cave · Opichén · ~24 km
- Cenote X'batun · cave · Chocholá · ~48 km
- Cenote San Ignacio · cave · Chocholá · ~50 km
- Cenote Yaal Utzil · cave · Abalá · ~65 km
- Sabak Ha · cave · Sacalum · ~66 km
Wildlife, forests & gardens near Halachó
9 wildlife, forests & gardens within 100 km of Halachó. The closest is Arbol "La Ceiba O Yaxché" (15 km). Best time: november to march for sightings.
- Arbol "La Ceiba O Yaxché" · sanctuary · Calkiní · ~15 km
- Areas Verde Plaza del Maestro · sanctuary · Calkiní · ~15 km
- Jardín Comunitario "San Juan" · sanctuary · Calkiní · ~15 km
- Ría Lagartos · sanctuary · Halachó · ~19 km
- Zona Sujeta A Conservación Ecológica "Reserva Cuxtal" · sanctuary · Mérida · ~80 km · Must-see
- Parque Ecoturistico Jaltun · sanctuary · Celestún · ~66 km
Hill stations & viewpoints near Halachó
4 hill stations & viewpoints within 100 km of Halachó. The closest is Mirador Cementerio (43 km). Best time: october to february for cool, clear air.
- Mirador Cementerio · viewpoint · Santa Elena · ~43 km
- Mirador · viewpoint · Santa Elena · ~70 km
- Mirador · viewpoint · Oxkutzcab · ~78 km
- Mayapan Archeological Site · viewpoint · Tecoh · ~84 km
A one-day trip from Halachó
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 113 km on the road.
- Start in Halachó
- 11 km San José Chactún · heritage site, Maxcanú
- 10 km Oxkintoc · heritage site, Maxcanú
- 34 km Chunchucmil · heritage site, Maxcanú
- 20 km Siho · heritage site, Halachó
- 23 km Monumneto "Tu'uk' Ka'an (Rincón del Cielo)" · heritage site, Calkiní
- 15 km Back to Halachó
Plan a longer trip from Halachó — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
From travellers near Halachó
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How to reach Halachó
All places near Halachó by distance
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Monumento A la Mujer Campechana · fort · Hecelchakán · ~40 km
- Mayan Archeology Museum of the Camino Real de Hecelchakán · museum · Hecelchakán · ~42 km
- Salon de Los Testigos de Jehova · attraction · Hecelchakán · ~42 km
- Mirador Cementerio · viewpoint · Santa Elena · ~43 km
- Cementerio · fort · Santa Elena · ~43 km
- Grupo Norte · fort · Santa Elena · ~43 km
- Pirámide Circular · fort · Santa Elena · ~43 km
- Plataforma de Las Estelas · fort · Santa Elena · ~43 km
- El Palomar · fort · Santa Elena · ~43 km
- Xcalumkin · fort · Santa Elena · ~43 km
- Templo del Sur · fort · Santa Elena · ~43 km
- Gran Pirámide · fort · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Cuadrángulo de Las Monjas · fort · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Casa de Las Tortugas · fort · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Northern Long Building · fort · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Palacio del Gobernador · fort · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Guacamayo · fort · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- La Picota · fort · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Jaguar Throne · fort · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Zona Arqueológica de Xcalumkin · attraction · Dzitbalché · ~44 km
- Los Falos · fort · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Choco-Story · museum · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Ecoparque Museo del Chocolate · museum · Santa Elena · ~44 km
- Cenote · lake · Chocholá · ~48 km
- Cenote X'batun · cave · Chocholá · ~48 km
- Cenote San Ignacio · cave · Chocholá · ~50 km
- Escudo de Chochola · fort · Chocholá · ~50 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Nohpat · fort · Santa Elena · ~54 km · Must-see
- Casa Comisarial de Yaxcopoil · museum · Umán · ~60 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica de Kabáh · fort · Santa Elena · ~65 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica de Jaina · fort · Hecelchakán · ~65 km · Must-see
- Sayil · fort · Santa Elena · ~70 km · Must-see
- Uaymil · river spot · Calkiní · ~52 km
- Zona Arqueológica de Xlapak · fort · Oxkutzcab · ~75 km · Must-see
- Museo A Pedro Infante · museum · Calkiní · ~56 km
- Isla de Piedras · fort · Calkiní · ~57 km
- Labná · fort · Oxkutzcab · ~78 km · Must-see
- Zona Arqueológica de Chunhuhub · fort · Santa Elena · ~58 km
- Capilla Abandonada · attraction · Calkiní · ~59 km
- Hacienda Yaxcopoil · fort · Umán · ~59 km
- Zona Sujeta A Conservación Ecológica "Reserva Cuxtal" · sanctuary · Mérida · ~80 km · Must-see
- Museo de Las Momias · museum · Santa Elena · ~61 km
- Hacienda Real de Salinas · fort · Calkiní · ~63 km
- Zona Arqueológica de Mayapán · fort · Tecoh · ~84 km · Must-see
- Edificio de Las Manos Rojas · fort · Santa Elena · ~64 km
- Grupo Noreste · fort · Santa Elena · ~64 km
- Grupo Dos Altos · fort · Santa Elena · ~64 km
- Grupo Temprano · fort · Santa Elena · ~64 km
- Arco · fort · Santa Elena · ~64 km
- Jaina Island · fort · Hecelchakán · ~64 km
- Gran Pirámide · fort · Santa Elena · ~65 km
- Cuadrángulo de Yaxkán · fort · Santa Elena · ~65 km
- Altar de Los Glifos · fort · Santa Elena · ~65 km
- Estructura 2B3 · fort · Santa Elena · ~65 km
- Palace of the Masks · fort · Santa Elena · ~65 km
- Casa de la Insignia Real (Estructura 2C4) · fort · Santa Elena · ~65 km
- Pirámide Sur · fort · Santa Elena · ~65 km
- La Campechana · fort · Tenabo · ~65 km
- Segunda Casa (Estructura 2C2) · fort · Santa Elena · ~65 km
- Cenote Yaal Utzil · cave · Abalá · ~65 km
- Flamingos - Morning · attraction · Calkiní · ~65 km
- Ruinas · fort · Calkiní · ~65 km
- Zona Arqueológica Acanmul · fort · Municipio de Campeche · ~86 km · Must-see
- Sabak Ha · cave · Sacalum · ~66 km
- Parque Ecoturistico Jaltun · sanctuary · Celestún · ~66 km
- Kiuic · fort · Oxkutzcab · ~87 km · Must-see
- Loltún Cave · cave · Oxkutzcab · ~87 km · Must-see
Count by type (within 100 km)
| Type | Within 50 km | Within 100 km | Nearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forts & heritage | 33 | 148 | San José Chactún (11 km) |
| Churches | 0 | 24 | Templo de la Cruz (71 km) |
| Museums | 3 | 16 | Mayan Archeology Museum of the Camino Real de Hecelchakán (42 km) |
| Other attractions | 5 | 13 | Estatua de la "Mujer Campechana" (19 km) |
| Caves | 4 | 13 | Grutas Calcehtok 3 (22 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 4 | 9 | Arbol "La Ceiba O Yaxché" (15 km) |
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 1 | 4 | Mirador Cementerio (43 km) |
| Parks | 0 | 4 | Parque del Bate (85 km) |
| Beaches & coast | 0 | 2 | Faro de Palmar (83 km) |
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 1 | 1 | Cenote (48 km) |
| Rivers, islands & mangroves | 0 | 1 | Uaymil (52 km) |
| Waterfalls | 0 | 1 | Parque Cascadas (86 km) |
Halachó: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near Halachó?
San José Chactún (heritage site, about 11 km), Oxkintoc (heritage site, about 21 km), Chunchucmil (heritage site, about 27 km), Siho (heritage site, about 12 km), Monumneto "Tu'uk' Ka'an (Rincón del Cielo)" (heritage site, about 15 km), Parque Ceibano (heritage site, about 15 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Halachó?
51 places on Spotwander: 33 forts & heritage, 3 museums, 5 other attractions, 4 caves, 4 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest fort to Halachó?
San José Chactún, about 11 km by road; Siho (12 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Halachó?
Templo de la Cruz, about 71 km by road; Iglesia de San Francisco de Asis (71 km) is next.
Which is the nearest museum to Halachó?
Mayan Archeology Museum of the Camino Real de Hecelchakán, about 42 km by road; Choco-Story (44 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Halachó?
Start in Halachó, visit San José Chactún, then Oxkintoc, then Chunchucmil, then Siho, then Monumneto "Tu'uk' Ka'an (Rincón del Cielo)", and drive back — about 113 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near Halachó?
October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for churches and museums.
Towns near Halachó
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- Places near Tepakán · 12 km
- Places near Nunkiní · 14 km
- Places near Santa María Acú · 14 km
- Places near Calkiní · 16 km
- Places near Santo Domingo · 18 km
- Places near Maxcanú · 18 km
- Places near Santa Cruz Pueblo · 20 km
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; Halachó’s location and population from GeoNames; see also Halachó on Wikipedia. Data sources & credits.