Chinampa

Period

c. 1150

Map

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Chinampa 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.” They are built up on wetlands of a lake or freshwater swamp for agricultural purposes, and their proportions ensure optimal moisture retention. This method was also used and occupied most of Lake Xochimilco. The United Nations designated it a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in 2018.

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Earlier and later events nearby

1. c. 1200 BCOlmecs
2. c. AD 200Height of Teotihuacan
3. c. 1150ChinampaThis page
4. 1325Tenochtitlan
5. 1521Fall of Tenochtitlan

Who ruled this land

States that held this place in the historical borders data (Cliopatria). Years are approximate, as fine as the data's snapshots (every few years to a century). Tap to open the map for that year.

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