Xochimilco Canals

Xochimilco Canals

Year

1987

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. Hundr …

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