MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a ...

Its exhibitions focus on axolotl and chinampas, ... “Despite there being many varieties, the axolotl from the area is a symbol of identity for the native people,” said Cruz, ...

They were crouching on a chinampa, an island that appears to float in Lake Xochimilco, ... which has profound cultural significance in Mexico as a symbol of the country’s pre-Hispanic history.

Hundreds of tourists throng the canals of Xochimilco every weekend for a flamboyant display of sombreros, food, music and art. Yet, as they cruise alongside the chinampas, or "floating gardens ...

Over his 11 years there, Mr. Sumano has seen countless chinampas repurposed as businesses catering to the party boat crowd; one now boasts a Texas-style barbecue with picnic tables.

Luis Zambrano, a biologist at UNAM who oversees the chinampas project with the farmers, arrived in Xochimilco in the early 2000s to research the axolotl, or Ambystoma mexicanum.

The chinampas are among the significant features that led Mexico City’s historic center and Xochimilco to be recognized as a world heritage site by UNESCO. But any protective measures are up to ...

The chinampas are among the significant features that led Mexico City’s historic centre and Xochimilco to be recognized as a world heritage site by UNESCO. But any protective measures are up to ...

MEXICO CITY — Cassandra Garduño squinted in the sunlight, her pink boots smudged by dirt as she gazed out over her family's chinampa — one of the islands first built up by the Aztecs with ...

Its exhibitions focus on axolotl and chinampas, the pre-Hispanic agricultural systems resembling floating gardens that still ...

MEXICO CITY — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico's most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a ...