mexico city - colonia xochimilco

[mrnyc]

mexico city - colonia xochimilco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xochimilco

xochi is way south and has the only remnant of the aztec era canal system



waiting for the tren ligero light rail at tasquena station














passing by aztec stadium on the way




at xochimilco














a very groovy chicharron shop




the colorful trajinera boat embarcaderos at the canals












very colorful, but quiet on weekdays




















xochitl mercado










the mercado’s famous pancita sopa row






































semi-automatic chikun?










lastly, the xochi tren ligero station




*** humble xochimilco takes a loooong time to get to, but it’s a unique, nice place to explore ***

[Danny]

Thanks for the tour and pictures, mrnyc!

Xochimilco is very well know for its tours on quaint small boats along the water canals. We enjoyed an unforgettable day there. We liked Xochimilco a lot, above all its boats sailing. It is the Venice of Mexico.

Thanks for bringing me so nice memories of our visit to Mexico.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain.

[Ex-Ithacan]

As rough as it looks around some of the edges, it's really not full on trashy (ref: the next to last pic). Interesting slice of a mega city. Thanks for the tour.

btw, this doesn't look like the most comfortable form of transport: