VideoElephant (Video) The Floating Gardens of Xochimilco. Posted: October 1, 2024 | Last updated: October 1, 2024. This system of canals and small islands in Xochimilco, Mexico City, was ...

Today, the canals in the borough of Xochimilco are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They weave through chinampas , the floating gardens built by layering reeds and tree branches and covering ...

Small ancestral floating gardens are visible next to new soccer fields on the Xochimilco Lake in the Xochimilco borough of Mexico City. (Felix Marquez / The Associated Press) Related Articles ...

The floating gardens of Xochimilco. Enjoy boat tours of the canals with friends and try traditional Mexican snacks in Xochimilco, one of the most iconic places in Mexico City.

The gardens crisscrossed by canals in the capital's southern Xochimilco borough are built up from layers of dredged soil, held together by tall, thin ahuejotes — a kind of willow tree ...

Small ancestral floating gardens are visible next to new soccer fields on the Xochimilco Lake in the Xochimilco borough of Mexico City, on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. Credit: AP/Felix Marquez ...

Floating gardens with Mexican marigold flowers known as cempasuchil grow in the Xochimilco borough of Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

Mexico City’s floating gardens, or chinampas, have fed people for hundreds of years; now they’re threatened. But amid urbanization, new generation aims to rekindle interest in the fading practice.

Mexico City’s floating gardens have fed… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) ...

Xochimilco has more than 2,500 acres of protected land owned by generations of local chinamperos, as those who farm the islands are known. PHOTOS: Mexico City’s floating gardens have fed people ...