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Xochimilco Floating Gardens
Every weekend, visitors and the residents of
Mexico City flock to Xochimilco to relax, party, and
have fun. Aboard colorfully decorated
trajineras
(flat boats), they enjoy the beauty of these ancient
canals built by the Aztecs. The floating gatherings
are attended to by food and beverage vendors,
musicians, and craft merchants.
Top 10 Features
1 Boat Ride
2 Embarcaderos and Trajineras
3 Floating Mariachis
4 Shrines
5 Floating Food Vendors
6 Flowers for Women
7 Floating Crafts Vendors
8 Flower Gardens and
Nurseries
9 Parque Ecológico de
Xochimilco
0 Waterside Markets and
Restaurants
Colorful
trajineras
at an
embarcadero
Flower vendor
A pedicab is a fun
way to reach the
embarcaderos
from
Xochimilco village.
Bus tours to the
floating gardens
provide an instant
group of friends.
Many of the vendors
and musicians wear
brilliant costumes or
native clothing.
Photographers are
expected to pay for
taking their pictures.
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Boat Ride
A boat trip through the
canals in a colorful
trajinera
is the best way to experi-
ence the floating gardens
of Xochimilco. Explore the
festive commercial area as
well as the quieter places
farther from the landing.
Have a floating picnic
and sample the food
offered by vendors on
boats.
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Floating Mariachis
Mariachi
groups and
marimba
bands travel up
and down the canals. On
being hired, the leader
boards your boat to dance
and sing, accompanied by
a boatload of musicians
tied alongside.
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Map C4
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Nuevo Nativitas,
Zacapa, Salitre, and
Caltongo, the main
embarcaderos
, are near
the center of Xochimilco;
embarcadero
Cuemanco
leads to Parque
Ecológico de Xochimilco
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5676-0810
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Metro 2 to Tasqueña;
then Light Rail to the
outskirts of Xochimilco
village; taxi or pedicab to
the
embarcaderos
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150 to 200 pesos
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www.xochimilco.df.
gob.mx
@
Embarcaderos and
Trajineras
The flat-bottomed boats are
painted with colorful flower
motifs. Several
embar-
caderos
(boat jetties) are
found near the center of
town. Nativitas is the
largest and busiest.
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