Saving Mexico city's ancient gardens: Urban development threatens Aztec canal network

They're known as Mexico City's gardens - an ancient network of canals and floating islands designed by the Aztecs, for food production.
But efforts to develop the area, including for tourism, have put its ancestral use at risk.

Al Jazeera’s Julia Galiano reports from Mexico City.

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Post from Al Jazeera on August 15, 2025

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