Av. Guadalupe I, Ramírez 5, Barrio El Rosario Nepantlatlaca, Xochimilco, 16070
Time zone
UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC−5 (CDT)
Website
xochimilco.cdmx.gob.mx
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name
Historic Center of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Type
Cultural
Criteria
ii, iii, iv, v
Designated
1987 (11th session)
Reference no.
412
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Xochimilco (Spanish pronunciation:[ʃotʃiˈmilko]; Classical Nahuatl: Xōchimīlco, pronounced[ʃoːtʃiˈmiːlko]listenⓘ) is a borough (demarcación territorial) of Mexico City. The borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern shore of Lake Xochimilco in the precolonial period.
Today, the borough consists of the 18 barrios, or neighborhoods, of this city along with 14 pueblos, or villages, that surround it, covering an area of 125 km2 (48 sq mi). The borough is in the southeastern part of the city and has an identity that is separate from the historic center of Mexico City, due to its historic separation from that city during most of its history.
Xochimilco is best known for its canals, which are left from what was an extensive lake and canal system that connected most of the settlements of the Valley of Mexico. These canals, along with artificial islands called chinampas, attract tourists and other city residents to ride on colorful gondola-like boats called trajineras around the 170 km (110 mi) of canals. This canal and chinampa system, as a vestige of the area's precolonial past, has made Xochimilco a World Heritage Site. In 1950, Paramahansa Yogananda, in his Autobiography of a Yogi, wrote that if there were a scenic beauty contest, Xochimilco would get the first prize.[1]
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Lake Xochimilco (Spanish pronunciation: [sotʃiˈmilko]; Nahuatl languages: Xōchimīlco, pronounced [ʃoːtʃiˈmiːlko] listen) is an ancient endorheic lake...
found in several lakes underlying what is now Mexico City, such as Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco. These lakes were drained by Spanish settlers after the...
The Xochimilco Light Rail (locally known as the Tren Ligero and known by the government as Tren ligero de la Ciudad de México) is a light rail line that...
Muñecas) is a chinampa of the Laguna de Tequila located in the channels of Xochimilco, south of the center of Mexico City, Mexico. It is notable for the multitude...
UAM Xochimilco is one of the five academic units of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City. UAM Xochimilco is located in the southern portion...
moisture retention. This method was also used and occupied most of Lake Xochimilco. The United Nations designated it a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage...
The Diocese of Xochimilco (Latin: Dioecesis Xochimilcensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It...
ISBN 1864500875. "UNESCO World Heritage Sites Mexico City Historic Centre and Xochimilco". Retrieved 2008-08-30. "Mexicans protest nationwide against crime wave"...
Xochimilco Ecological Park and Plant Market is a natural reserve or park, with a 13-hectare (32-acre) plant market, the largest in Latin America. The park...
Federal District of Mexico City, especially the boroughs of Milpa Alta and Xochimilco. The tradition arose from the blending of indigenous and Catholic traditions...
the historic center of the Mexican capital. The World Heritage Site of Xochimilco contains what remains of the geography (water, boats, floating gardens)...
forested areas lie in the southern boroughs of Milpa Alta, Tlalpan and Xochimilco. Originally much of the valley lay beneath the waters of Lake Texcoco...
was 18 years old. The original is housed at the Museo Dolores Olmedo in Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico. As with many of her self-portraits, pain and suffering...
ancient city of Chalco on its former eastern shore. Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilco were the original habitat of the axolotl, an amphibian that is critically...
In Mexico, the neighborhoods of large metropolitan areas are known as colonias. One theory suggests that the name, which literally means colony, arose...
theatrical performance of the legend of La Llorona set in the canals of the Xochimilco borough of Mexico City, which was established in 1993 to coincide with...
Metro system map. Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website. Xochimilco Light Rail () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map...
where the stadium is located. It is served by the Azteca station on the Xochimilco Light Rail line. This line is an extension of the Mexico City metro system...
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