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Xochimilco Canals

Xochimilco Canals

Also known as Xochimilco

Year

1987

Style

Pre-Columbian

Type

landscape

The last surviving remnant of the lake system that once covered the Valley of Mexico, Xochimilco's canal network preserves the pre-Columbian chinampa agricultural system: artificial islands built from woven reeds, mud, and vegetation.…

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