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The Coronavirus Is Bringing Back Aztec-Era “Floating Gardens”
Business is booming for farmers in Mexico City who plant on man-made islands.
by Amanda Gokee
In Mexico City, the pandemic revived Aztec-era island farms
See how the city's residents sought out chinampas, human-built islands that once fed several hundred thousand people, for sustenance and solace during COVID-19.
By Alejandra Borunda
Mexico’s Famous Floating Gardens Return to Their Agricultural Roots
One of the capital city’s iconic tourist sites doubles as an experiment in urban farming.
By Naomi Tomky
Mexico City’s ancient Xochimilco floating gardens are in ecological peril
The once great floating gardens of Mexico City, which filled the bellies of the Aztecs, are dying of serious neglect.
By William Booth
An Aquatic Paradise in Mexico, Pushed to the Edge of Extinction
By Victoria Burnett
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Disclaimer: Chinampas in Xochimilco were created by the Xochimilcas, not Mexica/Aztecs.