Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinampa
Description: WEBChinampa ( Nahuatl languages: chināmitl [tʃiˈnaːmitɬ]) is a technique used in Mesoamerican agriculture which relies on small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico. The word chinampa has Nahuatl origins, chinampa meaning “in the fence of reeds”.
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Link: https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/chinampas-the-ancient-aztec-floating-gardens-that-hold-promise-for-future-urban-agriculture
Description: WEBAug 22, 2021 · The Aztec culture is credited with creating chinampas. Chinampas, often known as "floating gardens," are man-made islands that were built by braiding reeds with stakes below the water's surface to form underwater fences.
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/chinampa
Description: WEBChinampa, small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes. Chinampan was the ancient name for the southwestern region of the Valley of Mexico, the region of Xochimilco, and it was there that the technique was—and is still—most widely used. It consists in.
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Link: https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/chinampas-001537
Description: WEBDec 22, 2023 · Transforming swamps to floating gardens, the ingenious chinampas of the Aztecs fed a vast empire. When faced with the seemingly impossible task of feeding a huge population in the ancient city of Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs came up with an ingenious solution about 1,000 years ago.
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Link: https://allthatsinteresting.com/chinampas
Description: WEBFeb 15, 2024 · Rooted in Mesoamerican tradition, chinampas are small, man-made floating islands primarily used in southern Mexico to grow crops. Known as "floating gardens," chinampas are small, man-made islands built on freshwater lakes and swamps for the purpose of growing crops.
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Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/chinampa-floating-gardens-170337
Description: WEBNov 12, 2019 · Chinampa of Floating Gardens. Chinampa system farming (sometimes called floating gardens) is a form of ancient raised field agriculture, used by American communities at least as early as 1250 CE, and successfully used by small farmers today as well. Chinampas are long narrow garden beds separated by canals.
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Link: https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/30/1/article-p13.xml
Description: WEBFeb 1, 2020 · A chinampa is a raised field on a small artificial island on a freshwater lake surrounded by canals and ditches. Farmers use local vegetation and mud to construct chinampas. Fences made of a native willow [bonpland willow ( Salix bonplandiana )] protect the chinampa from wind, pests, and erosion.
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Link: https://www.historydefined.net/chinampas/
Description: WEBChinampas Today – An Opportunity for Sustainability. Today, the efficient and resourceful practice of chinampa farming still exists in Xochimilco, in the southern portion of Mexico City. Chinamperos use modern-day flat-bottomed boats …
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Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/in-mexico-city-the-pandemic-revived-aztec-era-island-farms
Description: WEBJun 30, 2022 · See how the city's residents sought out chinampas, human-built islands that once fed several hundred thousand people, for sustenance and solace during COVID-19.
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Link: https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/chinampas
Description: WEBChinampas, a term from the Nahuatl chinámitl that refers to an indigenous method of agriculture used to promote the high yields required to support a dense population. By extending strips of land ( chinampas) into the shallow lakes and wetlands of Mesoamerica, the farmers have the benefit of year-round irrigation.
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