Xochimilco

British  

/ ˌkɒtʃɪˈmɪlkəʊ /

noun

1. a town in central Mexico, on Lake Xochimilco: noted for its floating gardens. Pop: 364 647 (2000)

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Example Sentences

The scientists released their captive-bred animals at two sites - one in Xochimilco and one at a disused quarry that, over decades, has turned into what they called an "artificial wetland".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

Xochimilco, a borough of Mexico City, is home to the last remaining canals from the once-extensive lake and waterway system that covered the Valley of Mexico before Spanish colonization.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2025

A few miles away, in the Xochimilco village of Santa Cruz Acalpixca — known in Aztec times as “the place where canoes are watched over” — most homes lack plumbing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

At last count, a decade ago, there were 35 axolotls per square kilometer in the Xochimilco wetlands, down from thousands in the 1990s.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2023

We may have advanced about a couple of miles in a straight line when we came up to a number of country houses which lay scattered among the hills, and were subject to Xochimilco.

From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal