Modern chinampas Chinampa (Nahuatl languages: chināmitl [tʃiˈnaːmitɬ]) is a technique used in Mesoamerican agriculture which relies on small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to …

2021年8月22日 · The Mesoamerican agriculture method known as chinampa (Nahuatl languages: chināmitl [tʃiˈnaːmitɬ]) relies on small, rectangular plots of fertile arable ground to cultivate …

Chinampa, 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 …

2023年12月22日 · A chinampa plot was constructed by staking out a rectangular enclosure, about 30 meters (98 ft) in length and 2.5 meters (8 ft) in width, into the marshy lakebed.

2019年11月12日 · 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, …

2017年12月27日 · Chinampas have been here for years. They're still in place around Mexico City, where they're both a tourist attraction and a working farm maintained by the locals. Other cities …

2021年6月7日 · In the contemporary United States, the word chinampa often refers to a floating island containing various types of plants, shrubs, and flowers. Most contemporary chinampas …

2024年2月15日 · So the Aztecs adopted the Mesoamerican agricultural system known as chinampas, building an elaborate system of floating gardens that would revolutionize farming …

2018年2月2日 · The chinampa, from Nahuatl chinampan, meaning “in the fence of reeds,” is a Mesoamerican method of agriculture and territorial expansion used by the Mexicas to expand …

By following the links you can ‘visit’ several parts of the chinampa region, chinampa farmers, their fields and techniques, and learn about several issues of importance to people in the region …