Located on an island on the ancient Aztec canals of Xochimilco (pronounced so-chee-mil-co), this spooky place has become a ...

They are highly productive farm plots surrounded on at least three sides by canals. Created in an ancient drainage project, they were the economic foundation of the Aztec empire By Michael D. Coe ...

Xochimilco lies 28 km south of Mexico City. With its network of canals and artificial islands, it testifies to the efforts of the Aztec people to build a habitat in the midst of an unfavourable ...