XOCHIMILCO

Hi I chose this topic because is part of our mexican identity and of course part of our school because it is located in this part of our Mexico City. Nowadays Xochimilco has many history, wildlife, traditions and other things that are important for Mexico and the world. It was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1987. Here I give you a little summary about my topic.



Xochimilco is one of the sixteen “delegaciones” of the Mexican Federal District. It is located within Mexico City, 28 kilometres south of the city center. To the north it has borders with Coyoacán, Tlalpan and Iztapalapa; to the west with Tláhuac; and to the southeast with Milpa Alta. It covers an area of 122 km²; it is the third biggest “delegación”. Xochimilco is better known for its extended series of canals, all that remain of the ancient Lake Xochimilco. Xochimilco has kept its ancient traditions, even though its proximity to Mexico City influences that area to urbanize. Movies such as María Candelaria (1940) have given that area a romantic reputation where all inhabitants travel in colorful trajineras, between chinampas covered with flowers. Today, agriculture is an important but minor activity; the canals represent only a small fraction of their former extent, Chinampería. The name Xochimilco comes from Nahuatl, and means "some place with flowers". It is pronounced [ʃoːtʃiˈmiːɬko] in Nahuatl and [sotʃiˈmilko] in Spanish.