12 days of México

#10 Xochilmilco

Now I am not sure if Xochilmilco (cho-chill-mil-co), let’s call it Xochil for short, is a barrio or another city. I do know that this place is south of Coyoacan and therefore south of the city center of D.F. This area is made of canals and waterways that date back to an ancient Aztec lake. The canals nowadays are used for floating down the river in festive, colorful boats called trajineras. The weekends are said to be the busiest time and the most fun. The boats can be rented privately or you can hop on one with a bunch of strangers. The trajineras can be pulled over to the docks to pick up mariachis and food and drink vendors.