Unique monument of urban planning, inherited from Aztec times. Here has been preserved the network of ancient channels with chinampas – island gardens. Channels are traveled by special boats – trajineras. Channels and islands contain endemic plants and animals including unique salamander – axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum (Shaw, 1789)).
| Location, GPS coordinates: | 19.2586 N 99.0968 W |
| Categories: | Cities and towns, Parks and gardens, Ecosystems |
| Values: | Architecture, Biology, Visual |
| Rating: |  (4 / 5) |
| Where is located? | North America, Mexico, Ciudad de México, Xochimilco suburb some 20 kilometres souoth from the centre of Mexico City |
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