Xochimilco

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Award-winning contributor Postandfly created this spectacular drone video of a side of Mexico City most never knew existed. Xochimilco is a southern borough of the Federal District, the city's metropolitan administrative region. Located south of the core city center, Xochimilco began its life as an independent Aztec city, known for a vast network of canals. With the growth of the capital city, it became essentially a vast suburb of Mexico City, yet one which has a highly distinctive and visually appealing look.

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From the early morning we went into Xochimilco channels. We arrived just before sunrise to the Island of La Llorona and then finish in the tourist area. WIKIPEDIA: Xochimilco is best known for its canals, which are left from what was an extensive lake and canal system that connected most of the settlements of the Valley of Mexico. These canals, along with artificial islands called chinampas, attract tourists and other city residents to ride on colorful gondola-like boats called “trajineras” around the 170 km (110 mi) of canals. This canal and chinampa system, as a vestige of the area's pre-Hispanic past, has made Xochimilco a World Heritage Site. In 1950, Paramahansa Yogananda in his Autobiography of a Yogi wrote that if there were a scenic beauty contest, Xochimilco would get the first prize.