Mexico City cleans up 'floating gardens' dating back to Aztec times

[Judi Lynn]

BY REUTERS
MEXICO CITY LIFE JUL 17, 2021 11:30 PM GMT+3



Floating Gardens of Xochimilco, Mexico. (Shutterstock Photo)

Residents of Mexico City are working to clean up one of the city's most popular historical sites the "floating gardens" of Xochimilco, one of few remaining canals that date back to Aztec times.

The UNESCO World Heritage site still preserves much of its pre-Hispanic stylings, but is under strain from an urban sprawl that threatens the delicate ecosystem and centuries long farming practices.

Plagued by polluted water, predatory fish and the steady encroachment of one of the world's biggest cities, locals are banding together to clear the canals and make this agricultural area economically viable within Mexico's megalopolis.

One way they are doing this is by supporting traditional Aztec farming methods in these waterways called "chinampas." "Chinampas" are floating beds of farm produce cultivated by the Aztecs in the 14th century to feed the pre-Hispanic city.

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[Raastan]

1. Chinampas are freaking awesome! Glad they're doing whatever they can to keep them.

[niyad]

2. KNR. And thank you for this very good news. The pictures are amazing.