Xochimilco Floaring Garden @ Mexico

Xochimilco is one of the sixteen delegaciones or boroughs within Mexican Federal District. The borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern shore of Lake Xochimilco in the pre-Hispanic period. Today, the borough consists of the eighteen "barrios" or neighborhoods of this city along with fourteen "pueblos" or villages that surround it, covering an area of 125 km2 (48 sq mi). While the borough is somewhat in the geographic center of the Federal District, it is considered to be "south" and has an identity separate from the historic center of Mexico City. This is due to its historic separation from that city during most of its history. Xochimilco is best known for its canals, which are left from what was an extensive lake and canal system which 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; however, environmental degradation of both the canals and the chinampas is severe and ongoing, putting that status in question for the future.

世界遺産「ソチミルコ」への行き方
地下鉄2番線で終点 "Tasquena"まで行く、その後地下鉄からLight Rail（路面電車）のチケットを購入して、そちらに乗り込む。Tasquenaが始発なので、方向関係無く乗り込むだけである。その後、（おそらく18個目の駅）終点X­ochimilcoで降車。駅を降りると、基本的にアジア人など見ると道案内ガイドさんが沢山居るので、「真っすぐ行って、その後左。」と説明してくれる。が、基本的には­、駅から降りて、真っすぐ歩き5分位、その後左に曲がる。合計10分前後で到着。歩く度に、ガイドさんが沢山居るので、迷う事はほぼあり得ない。到着後は、希望コースを選­択し、（自分の時は20分、40分、2時間）交渉し乗り込む。40分コースで二人で行って一人200ペソと言われたが、値引いたら二人で250ペソで行けた。むしろ、値段­が言い値だと思っていたので、交渉してしまった。

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