Axolotls are a type of amphibian – but with a difference. They have been described as the Peter Pan of amphibians because ...

Join us on a fun-filled journey through the canals of Xochimilco, Mexico City's canal system that stretches 170 km or 110 ...

Plus, Xochimilco tours include a local guide who is well-versed in the history and importance of Xochimilco. It’s a great way to learn about this piece of Mexican heritage and make the most of ...

Brief synthesis The Aztecs built what was to become the capital of their empire on a small island in the Lake of Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. Testimonies from the time of the arrival of the ...

In Mexico City, Aztec-Era Floating Gardens Offer a Path to Sustainable Eating Xochimilco, largely known to travelers for its colorful party boats, has been an important food source during the ...

The real Xochimilco — variously translated from the Aztec's Nahuatl language as "garden of flowers" or "place where flowers grow" — is an outlying borough of Mexico City today; one of the ...

As is the case elsewhere in the country, on Día de los Muertos, the festival’s traditional marigolds are rife in Xochimilco, whether placed in vases, bright and whole, in family homes, or the ...

XOchimilco, a restaurant at 2030 W. Montrose Ave., is leading a charge to make sure its side of the street is dry no more. A measure will appear this November on the ballots of the less than 500 ...

In Mexico City, a 700-year-old Aztec farming technique is giving a sustainable edge to modern agriculture. It was early on a Sunday morning, and I was in the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco, 28km ...