Mexico City’s floating gardens have fed people for hundreds of years; now they’re threatened
Food from these islands has fed people for hundreds of years, but the chinampas are under threat from urbanization. The ...
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Small ancestral floating gardens are visible next to new soccer fields on the Xochimilco Lake. (Felix Marquez / The ...
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AI technology reconstructs the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, a collection of remarkable architectural achievements, have long captivated the ...
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Mexico City’s Floating Gardens Have Fed People for Hundreds of Years. Now They’re Threatened
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cassandra Garduño squinted in the sunlight, her pink boots smudged by dirt as she gazed out over her family’s chinampa — one of the islands first built up by the Aztecs ...
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Public Gardens
Public Gardens serves Italian-American fare from one of the grooviest rooftop patios in the city. Known for its wide selection of espresso martinis, generous pasta portions, fun finger food ...
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Mexico City’s floating gardens were built by the Aztecs – now they are under threat
Cassandra Garduno cuts Mexican marigold flowers known as cempasuchil she grew in her floating garden (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) From ...
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Mexico City’s floating gardens have fed people for hundreds of years. Now they’re threatened
The gardens crisscrossed by canals in the capital's southern Xochimilco borough are built up from layers of dredged soil, held together by tall, thin ahuejotes — a kind of willow tree ...