JASMIN Ordonez gazes out from a wooden boat as it glides through a narrow canal linking the chinampas – floating 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. Dario Velasco plants Creole corn on his ...

In the history of the Mesoamerican civilizations, the Aztecs occupy a major position. A lot of their history is known to us, mostly because of their contact with the Spanish conquistadors. But we ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Women in Mexico are buying chinampas, ancient Aztec island farms, to preserve a threatened ecosystem through ...

Jasmín Ordóñez, left, and Cassandra Garduño, right, cross an improvised bridge in Garduño's chinampa, an island farm built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago, in San Gregorio Atlapulco, a borough of ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands ...

Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago. “Lets ...