Mexico City

Xochimilco

Mexico City photo by JesusW

Reviews That Feature This Photo

Xochimilco

May 26, 2006

The technique of growing food and plants on the Chinampas was the idea of the first ruler of Xochimilco: Acatonalli, who invented the procedure to take advantage of the abundance of fresh water (there are springs in the area) and...Read More

Reviews That Feature This Photo

Xochimilco´s Floating Gardens.

May 17, 2006

The name is misleading but it has stuck in everybody´s mind, the gardens are not floating at all.Chinampas. This is the proper name of the parcels where people grow from vegetables to flowers all year round (the area is extremely...Read More

Xochimilco´s Floating Gardens Photos

All Xochimilco´s Floating Gardens photos

Description:: The boat are "trajineras" and the parcels you see around full of trees and crops are "chinampas" artificial islands.
Date Submitted:: May 12, 2006
Destination:: Mexico City
Address:: Xochimilco´s Floating Gardens
Xochimilco
Mexico City, Mexico
All Mexico City Photos

About The Photographer

JesusW: Mexico city

Show Us Where You've Been

Share your travel photos to expand your gallery and add color to your reviews.

<div id="${ContainerID}" class="${ContainerClassname}" style="left: ${ContainerLeftOffset}; top: ${ContainerTopOffset};">
			<ul id="suggestionItems">
				{if responseData.Result.TotalResultsAvailable > 0}
				{if responseData.Result.Locations !== null}
					{for item in responseData.Result.Locations.Location}
						{var oHighlightedResult = SearchAssistantUtil.highlightSearchResult(item.Name)}
						<li name="${item.Name}">
							<a href="${item.DestinationURL}">
								<span>${item.ParentLocation}</span>${oHighlightedResult}
							</a>
							{if item.Categories}
								<ul>
								{for category in item.Categories}
									<li class="suggestCategory"><a href="${category.URL}">${category.Name}</a></li>
								{/for}
								</ul>
							{/if}
						</li>
					{/for}
					{if responseData.Result.BusinessCards !== null}
						<li class="break"><h4 class="dotTop">Businesses</h4></li>
					{/if}
					{/if}
     				{if responseData.Result.BusinessCards !== null}
					{for item in responseData.Result.BusinessCards.BusinessCard}
						{var oHighlightedResult = SearchAssistantUtil.highlightSearchResult(item.Name)}
						<li name="${item.Name}">
							<a href="${item.BusinessCardURL}">
								<span>${item.Location}</span>${oHighlightedResult}<span class="bcType">${item.Type}</span>
							</a>
						</li>
					{/for}
					{/if}
				{else}
					<li class="ac_warning">${NoResultsMessage}</li>
				{/if}
			</ul>
		</div>

IgoUgo

Mexico City

Xochimilco

Reviews That Feature This Photo

Xochimilco

Reviews That Feature This Photo

Xochimilco´s Floating Gardens.

Xochimilco´s Floating Gardens Photos

All Xochimilco´s Floating Gardens photos

About The Photographer

Show Us Where You've Been