January 17, 2007
Random post from the past:
Xochimilco
When you are in Mexico City, it seems that the noise and the traffic are going on forever. However, just about 20 kilometres from the city centre, there is a totally different place: Xochimilco was the agricultural centre of Tenochtitlán, the great city of the Aztecs. In Xochimilco, you can still see the so-called Chinampas - floating islands made of weeds, and earth on which the Aztecs used to grow their agricultural produce. Actually, this is somewhat similar to the floating islands of the Uros on Lago Titicaca. Nowadays, Xochimilco is a huge tourist attraction: you can take a boat on the canals and ...

January 17th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
What a beautiful place! I would love to go there one day, it really looks like a paradice!!!!!!!!!!
July 30th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Great classic Nafplio photo!
If you do cherish the place as much as I do, you are invited to check my Nafplio photos and Nafplio photo slideshow! Enjoy!