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Chinampas of San Gregorio

Chinampas of San Gregorio

Also known as Chinampas de San Gregorio Atlapulco

Year

1400

Style

Pre-Columbian

Type

landscape

San Gregorio Atlapulco is one of the original Xochimilca pueblos at the southern edge of Mexico City, sitting on a working pre-Columbian agricultural landscape that has been farmed without interruption for roughly six centuries. The…

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Chinampas of San Gregorio
Chinampas of San Gregorio

Timeline

  1. 1987

    UNESCO World Heritage inscription

    Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List (ref 412, criteria ii/iii/iv/v). San Gregorio Atlapulco is inside the Xochimilco component.

  2. 1992

    ANP Ejidos de Xochimilco y San Gregorio Atlapulco

    Mexican federal protected area Zona Sujeta a Conservacion Ecologica declared 7 May 1992; polygon modified 8 December 2006 to 2,522.43 hectares.

  3. 2017

    FAO GIAHS designation

    Chinampa Agricultural System, Mexico City, designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System by FAO in 2017.

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