Chinampa

#194 among destinations in Mexico

Park, Relax in park

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Chinampa is a technique used in Mesoamerican agriculture which relies on small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico. They are built up on wetlands of a lake or freshwater swamp for agricultural purposes, and their proportions ensure optimal moisture retention. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 7346 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 19°15'38"N, 99°3'5"W

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Day trips

Chinampa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museo Dolores Olmedo, Lake Xochimilco, San Bernardino de Siena Church, Zoológico Los Coyotes.

4.8 miW
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City
123 min walk • The Museo Dolores Olmedo is an art museum in Xochimilco, Mexico City, based on the collection of the Mexican businesswoman Dolores Olmedo. The museum will be relocated to Chapultepec in 2024.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Xochimilco, Mexico City
95 min walk • Lake Xochimilco is an ancient endorheic lake, located in the present-day Borough of Xochimilco in southern Mexico City. The lake is within the Valley of Mexico hydrological basin, in central Mexico.
3.3 miW
Church
San Bernardino de Siena Church, Mexico City
85 min walk • San Bernardino de Siena Church is the parish church of the borough of Xochimilco in Mexico City. The church and former monastery complex was built in the 16th century over a former pre Hispanic temple as part of evangelization efforts after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
6.1 miNW
Zoo with coyotes and other animals
Zoológico Los Coyotes, Mexico City
156 min walk • The Zoológico Los Coyotes is the third zoo in Mexico City, Mexico. It was opened on 2 February 1999 to complement the other zoos of the City of Mexico. It is built on a site that was previously a centre for seized animals, which it fell into disrepair.
3.3 miNW
Shopping, Market
Xochimilco Ecological Park and Plant Market, Mexico City
85 min walk • Xochimilco Ecological Park and Plant Market is a natural reserve or park, with a 13-hectare plant market, the largest in Latin America. The park and market are located in the southern Mexico City borough of Xochimilco, about 23 km south of the historic center of the city. The park was designed by Mario Schjetnan.
1.8 miSW
Archaeological site, Climbing
Cuahilama
46 min walk • Cuahilama is a Hill and an archaeological site located south east of Santa Cruz Acalpixca, in the Cuahilama neighborhood, near the Xochimilco Archaeological Museum, in Mexico City.
3.3 miW
Monuments and statues
Niñopa, Mexico City
85 min walk • The Niñopa or Niñopan is the most venerated image of the Child Jesus in the Mexico City borough of Xochimilco. It was created over 430 years ago in the San Bernardino monastery, as part of evangelization efforts. Since then it has been in the possession of the community.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Chalco
115 min walk • Lake Chalco was an endorheic lake formerly located in the Valley of Mexico, and was important for Mesoamerican cultural development in central Mexico. The lake was named after the ancient city of Chalco on its former eastern shore.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Zumpango
115 min walk • Lake Zumpango was an endorheic lake formerly located in the Valley of Mexico. It was important area for Mesoamerican cultural development in central Mexico.
6.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Pueblo Culhuacán, Mexico City
165 min walk • Pueblo Culhuacán is an officially designated neighborhood of the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City, which used to be a major pre-Hispanic city. Ancient Culhuacán was founded around 600 CE and the site has been continuously occupied since.
5.4 miW
Neighbourhood
Tepepan, Mexico City
139 min walk • Tepepan is a town in the México City city borough of Xochimilco. In Nahuatl means " on the hill "; This name must locals built a queue at its top More adoratorio one Tonanzin UN, the mother goddess of the Aztecs.