Floating Gardens Mexico City: How the Chinampas in Xochimilco Have Fed the City for 500 Years

[@LadyAgring]

Interesting history of the floating gardens. I would be interested to visit the place. Thank you for sharing! Added you to my subs!

[@NewstateNomads]

Wow, thanks for watching, subscribing, and coming along for our journey! We love finding places like the floating gardens that are off the normal tourist paths, more to come! 👍 -Howard

[@garyaberle603]

Artificial islands very interesting, that once again got me hungry! 🌶🍅🥬🧀🌮

[@NewstateNomads]

That food was so fresh and delicious... one of our favorite excursions we've done. We learned so much!

[@garyaberle603]

Newstate Nomads So Kaitlyn are you back to normal after Cujo’s attack? 🐾

[@cmp401]

Well done!!! It was a nice TRIP!!!

[@ronniebatiesr4491]

Thanks Guys great job safe travels enjoy all your videos 👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🐶🐶

[@NewstateNomads]

Glad you like our videos and thanks for watching, Ronnie!

[@hopeulikenudes]

Those islands are incredible

[@NewstateNomads]

They're so big, you forget that you're standing in the middle of a lake!

[@sandrap3047]

Great video! So interesting how they grow their gardens! Thanks for sharing!

[@NewstateNomads]

Thanks for watching, and we agree, Sandra! It's incredibly sustainable and such a unique place to visit. 👍

[@gwenmoody8323]

Thank you for take me with you. I know I will never be able to go. So thank you again...Love and Hugs from Sapulpa, Oklahoma

[@NewstateNomads]

Gwen, we're glad you're along for the journey! ❤️ Thanks for watching - Katelyn & Howard

[@nbragtop]

Wonderful, beautiful video, thank you!

[@NewstateNomads]

Thank you, and thanks for watching! ❤️

[@tarac5137]

Each island looks pretty big, it must have taken sooooo long to build each one. Really cool, thanks for sharing.

[@NewstateNomads]

A looonnnng time, yes! Though most were completed 500 years ago (!), according to the info we could find, construction began over 3,000 years ago (double !!). Thanks for watching, Tara! -Howard

[@KitatheExplorer]

LOL I understand about the dogs and how much stuff they carry yet need so little! My dog is huge and whenever he just goes to stay at a friend's house its an entire production. But I have never heard of the chinampas. This is a pretty cool process and a great way to grow produce for the area. And I love how the boats are not motorized but I wonder how much strength the guy needs to operate the boat.

[@NewstateNomads]

The chinampas were a surprise to us, too! You're right, very unique and a sustainable way to grow produce. The canals kind of felt like a rural Venice especially with the long poles propelling the boats! Thanks for watching, glad you're along for the journey. 👍 -Howard

[@tonydiaz8057]

Nice! Necessity is the mother of invention. The Mexica made do with what they had, which was a lot. Had their neighbors realized that deltas are agricultural gold, they may have not given up the swamp land. Chinampas made Technochitlan possible.

[@patriciacharrier3620]

Where did the mud come from, the lake. Did he say how they got the mud. I like the market at beginning of video, I would be buying all the stuff. the food looked really good, now I have to get up off sofa and get a smack. keep up the good work.

[@NewstateNomads]

The mud comes from the bottoms of the canals (which really is the bottom of the ancient lake). Thanks for watching, Patricia! -Howard

[@jadeemerge3770]

So jealous i wish i came too

[@NewstateNomads]

That's the magic of KZbin, you CAN come along on our Journeys! 😀 Thanks for watching! -Howard

[@jadeemerge3770]

@@NewstateNomads Thank you the video was great

[@selfscience]

2:30 Not a pambazo.

[@selfscience]

One tamal, two ramales. NEVER TAMALE. TELL THE OTHERS.