floating venders

a snapshot from the boat of venders on the water. the man with the smoking steel pot has roasted corn, and there is a man in the background with blankets and another boat with small dolls

Mexico City Pt II

June 24th 2006
After our trip to the pyramids, we stopped by a town just out side of Mexico City called Xochimilco. We weren´t sure why exactly we were stopping, but it turned out to be my favorite part of the trip! This town, like all of Mexico City, is constructed over a lake. Tree trunks are floated on the water, then layered with dirt, then tree trunks, then dirt, etc. Then, trees are planted on top of ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City

The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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