This past Saturday afternoon, I visited the Xochimilco canals of Mexico City. These canals once represented the lush gardens of the Aztec elite before the colonial conquest. Five hundred plus years later, Xochimilco is a popular tourist attraction as well as a place for local families to have lunch, listen to live mariachi music and to enjoy the greenery. After hours, the canals become crowded with ¨trajineras¨ (as the boats are called) carrying a more fiesta oriented sector of the population. A two hour ride for about 20 people comes out to $400 pesos. Make sure to pack your drinks, food and stereo with you.
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