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Xochimilco Floating Gardens
XOCHIMILCO, FIESTA MEXICANA ON THE WATER WE WELCOME YOU TO THE FLOATING GARDENS OF THE AZTECS. THE AZTECS HAD BUILT THEIR CAPITAL TENOCHITAN ON A MARSHY AREA, THE FLOATING GARDENS OF XOCHIMILCO WERE THE AGRICULTURAL MAINSTAY OF THE EMPIRE. AN ESTIMATED 180 KILOMETERS OF CANALS STILL EXIST TODAY, AND SOME OF THE CHINAMPAS ARE STILL CULTIVATED WITH FLOWERS.
DURING YOUR VISIT TO THE FLOATING GARDENS, DON'T MISS THE FAMOUS MARKET OF XOCHIMILCO. THIS IS A MUST-SEE, IT IS SIMPLY PART OF THE VISIT TO THE FLOATING GARDENS. THE FLOATING GARDENS OF XOCHIMILCO ARE UNDER NATURE PROTECTION AND ARE PART OF THE UNESCO WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE. FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE CAPITAL AS WELL AS FOR THE TOURISTS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE DESTINATION.
YOU CAN HARDLY FIND ROOM THERE ON WEEKENDS, THAT'S HOW POPULAR THIS PLACE IS. EVERYTHING FITS TOGETHER HERE, LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE AND THE COLORFUL TRAJINERAS (GONDOLAS). THE COLORFUL COLORS WERE NOT JUST CHOSEN MEANINGLESSLY, THEY ARE COORDINATED WITH THE STATES OF MEXICO AND PRESENT IT AT THE SAME TIME. THERE IS ROOM FOR UP TO 12 PEOPLE IN A TRAJINERAS, BUT OF COURSE YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO SHARE YOUR TRAJINERAS.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE A FIESTA MEXICANA ON THE WATER, WITH ALL THAT IS NECESSARY. THERE WILL BE ALWAYS ON YOUR TOUR IN THE CANALS OTHER TRAJINERAS DOCK AT YOURS, SO YOU WILL BE PROVIDED ON YOUR FIESTA MEXICANA ON THE WATER WITH A CULINARY EXPERIENCE OF TRADITIONAL MEXICAN CUISINE, OF COURSE YOU WILL ALSO BE OFFERED THE APPROPRIATE DRINKS TO TEQUILA.
Xochimilco Floating Gardens