Editing Celestún (section)

== On the town ==
In 2000, it had a population of just under 6,000 people; however, the population swells to 10,000 during the octopus hunting season. It is mostly a fishing town, with a 19th-century [[lighthouse]] (as well as a more modern one) and an abandoned historic [[hacienda]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}. Besides fishing, Celestún also produces salt, as it has done from pre-Columbian times{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}. Tourism is also making up an increasing portion of the town's economy, as the community has many kilometers of sand beaches and abundant wildlife.

One of the busiest times for tourism is [[Holy Week]], when people from around the region visit Celestun. Local folk-catholic traditions are abundant during this time, when the town's patron saint is floated out to sea surrounded by candles, and visited by the patron saint of nearby Kinchil. There is a church in the town built during the colonial period 

As the town of Celestun is the seat of the [[Municipalities of Yucatán|municipality]] (''municipio'') of Celestun, it attracts various carnivals, dances and musicians to its town square on a regular basis.
[[File:Celestún, Yucatán (01).JPG|thumb|City hall, in Celestún]]