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MEXICO CITY, July 17 (Reuters) - In Mexico City, residents are working to clean up the capital's "floating gardens" of Xochimilco, one of the city's few remaining canals that date back to Aztec times.

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The 'Venice Of Mexico' Is A Colorful Aztec Borough Of Floating Gardens, Island Markets, And Boat Rides

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Chinampas, or floating gardens — small artificial islands full of crops, built up on shallow lake beds — once sustained the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, producing multiple harvests every year. They ...

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Condé Nast Traveler: In Mexico City, Aztec-Era Floating Gardens Offer a Path to Sustainable Eating

In Mexico City, Aztec-Era Floating Gardens Offer a Path to Sustainable Eating

In Mexico City, residents are working to clean up the capital's "floating gardens" of Xochimilco, one of the city's few remaining canals that date back to Aztec times. MEXICO CITY, July 17 (Reuters) - ...

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MEXICO CITY — The once great floating gardens of Mexico City, which filled the bellies of the Aztecs, are dying of serious neglect. On this point, everyone sadly agrees. The ancient plots and their ...

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The once great floating gardens of Mexico City, which filled the bellies of the Aztecs, are dying of serious neglect. On this point, everyone sadly agrees. The ancient plots and their life-giving ...

The Washington Post: Mexico City’s ancient Xochimilco floating gardens are in ecological peril