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 pick a boat any boat by chris_i79Leave a Comment
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I expected this place to be a little bit different but I was in no means disappointed. We came here on a Sunday and had lunch on the trajineras which is what they call the boats that you ride on.
Basically you get on one of the boats and they row you out down the river and canals. As you ride along the river, mariachis might be on other boats and row along side of you and ask you if you want to hear some music. Others might pass along side of you and ask you if you want them to make you something to eat.
Some people bring their own food and drinks and make a picnic type of family outting. We saw a few young people who get on the boats and just hang out drinking. Locals come here to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other stuff. Some people just just to ride the canals and be romantic.
There are many boats out on the water and sometimes it can get crowded and the boats might hit eachother so hold on to your beer. They dont go very fast but if you are not expecting a bump it might startle you.
While we where there, there were many boats not in use but a local told me that there are times when all the Trajineras are being used and you have to wait for a while. We ordered our food there from one of the "mobile" restaurants that approach you and the food was very good. They also make right there practically in front of you. It was quick and affordable.
So you have to get on and ride one of these trajineras in Xochimilco. They run about 10 dollars USD per person and go from 9am to 6pm. Address: Follow the signs to Los EmbarcaderosPhone: 55-5673-7890Directions: Southern neighborhood of Xochimilco.
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 by deadites
The floating gardens should not be missed.
Hop on a boat and ride through the canals, while munching on a taco or tamale cooked up on one of the many floating kitchens. Wash it down with a cold one while being serenaded by floating mariachi bands! Leave a Comment
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 by mocca
You can also buy some really nice artifacts there.
Popcatepetl ( popo for the locals)is also a must, even though the vulcano acces is limited due to activity, there are still nice streams hikes and all in the vinicity. And if you are as lucky as me, you could even witness an eruption from the distance, that is an unforgetable experience. Leave a Comment
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Experience what Mexico City was like before the Spanish reclaimed the canals. Apparently, ancient Mexico City was built on a lake with a network of canals. This part of Mexico City still retained its canals and this where a lot of locals go to escape the city grime. It really is like being in Venice but instead of gondolas, you see floating markets and floating mariachi bands. Great fun. Leave a Comment
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 Xochimilco by Aptypo
(Xochimilco floating gardens).
The canals of Xochimilco (about 115 miles of them remain) are all that is left of Lago Xochimilco (Xochimilco lake), a vast body of water (five lakes) that once filled the Valley of Mexico.
For at least 800 years, since well before Spanish contact, the inhabitants of Xochimilco ('place where flowers grow') have been practicing agriculture using 'chinampas' (artificial islands assembled from reeds, sticks and soil).
And although the Spanish conquerors razed a number of Aztec structures to fill in the lake in the center of the city, Xochimilco's system of chinampas were relatively undisturbed until water shortages and the sprawl of civilization marked the beginning of its decline at the end of the 19th century.
So culturally important is the area, in fact, that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1987 named it a World Heritage Site - one of 470 in the world.
Tourism dates to the 1920s, when weekend visitors began showing up at the boat landings to observe the colorful chinampa lifestyle.
Soon local entrepreneurs were converting traditional, punt-like cargo barges called 'trajineras' into tour boats, dressing them up with flower-festooned facades.
Today expensive flowers are reserved for special occasions.
Instead, the boats' arched facades, each bearing a woman's name, are painted in bold letters and bright colors that lend the vessels a 1960s psychodelic air orcovered with canopies and pinata-like paper-flower decorations.
About 3,000 trajineras, configured to hold anywhere from four to 18 passengers each, are licensed to ply the canals. That's a lot of boats.
The boats look like a larger version of the 'Canoa Enflorada' (flower boat), painted in 1931 by Diego Rivera. (Frida Kahlo once wrote about witnessing a water fight on one of the canals between rival boats).
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 by B_Caro
You will see also trajineras with Mariachis you can hire to play some music. You'll find floating eating-houses, and you can also buy some souvenirs. Address: Xochimilco
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 by Pierre_Rouss
ALMOST a tourist trap... depends on your tolerance.
On this site, flower decked boats carry visitors through water canals (sort of Mexican Venice). It is beautiful!
It is when vendors rowing to your boat like mosquitoes that your nerves can take some beating. They will offer linens, scarfs, broderies, carpets, pinatas, glass crafts, etc... If you were just waiting for this, then it's great... otherwise! Leave a Comment Address: half an hour south of town
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 by luciano
Very peaceful and relaxing, but on a weekday Directions: Xochimilco is a neighborhood of Mexico city, 30 minutes to the south by tren ligero.Other Contact: Photos in the travelogue.
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