2025 Xochimilco Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in July)

✔There are three major civilizations in Central and South America: Aztec, Inca, and Maya. The ruins currently existing in Mexico include the Aztec and Mayan civilizations. Teotihuacan means "City of the Gods" in ancient language and was named by the Aztecs when they discovered the ruins. This ancient city, built more than 2,000 years ago, covers an area of ​​about 21 square kilometers and has a population of 200,000. It was once one of the largest cities in the world, but then it perished inexplicably. The center of Teotihuacan is run through by the north-south "Avenue of the Dead". From south to north from the entrance, you will pass through the Temple of the Quetzalcoatl, the Pyramid of the Sun, and the Pyramid of the Moon. The largest and tallest among them is the Pyramid of the Sun. It doesn't look high, but after climbing up, It will make your feet weak haha. This tourist destination named as a United Nations World Cultural Heritage earns Mexico a lot of foreign exchange every year👍 Leaving Teotihuacan, we came to Xochimilco. This waterway was first built by the Aztecs and was later called the Floating Garden. During the colorful cruise, drinks and snacks were gradually sold on the boat. Xochimilco is now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. When visiting Mexico City, you might as well experience the small town style💖 #teotihuacan #Aztec #xochimilco #pyramid

Xochimilco, along with the historic and scenic areas around the Zocalo, is registered as a World Heritage Site. It was once an Aztec city on a lake. Xochimilco is famous for its colorful and gaudy boats called trajineras. Like Venice in Italy, people travel the waterways on trajineras and boats. You can also see boats selling miscellaneous goods and flowers, and mariachi boats playing cheerful music. The price of the boat is fixed, and the more people there are, the more you can split the cost. It is recommended that you go with a large group. #Mexico #MexicoCity #Xochimilco

Xochimilco is located on the south side of the city, about 45 minutes to an hour from the cultural centre. This place is famous for the canal network built by the Aztecs in the 15th century. Today, you can hire a boat called a Trajinera to ride along the canals. A boat costs 600 pesos per hour, which works out at about £25 but this is before tips are taken into account. A boat ride in Xochimilco is a vibrant experience and I absolutely loved it! Mariachi bands are in competition to try and get on your boat to serenade you or to give you a party. Don’t bother getting them to come onto your boat, just enjoy the cacophony of sound as you make your way along the waterway. All along the canals, you’ll find people making and selling food and drink, which the likes of fresh tortilla and tacos being made. But you can bring your own food, drink and even music systems if you wanted the complete party experience. This canal is a real feast to the senses with so much going on both on the water, within the islands and on the mainland. Whilst on a cruise, you can ask to stop to take in some of the sights on the islands like this cool garden centre. And if you need the bathroom during the trip, make sure you have some coins with you - you have to pay to pee! I found the best way to enjoy this cruise along the canal was just to sit back and enjoy the unique sights and sounds on display. #vacation #travel #mexico #cdmx #xochimilco

e Dolls) THERE IS A DISTURBING CIRCULAR nature to the story of “La Isla de la Muñecas,” or the Island of the Dolls. Over fifty years ago, Don Julian Santana left his wife and child and moved onto an island on Teshuilo Lake in the Xochimilco canals. According to some, a young girl actually drowned in the lake, while most others, including his relatives, say Don Julian Santana merely imagined the drowned girl. Regardless, Don Julian Santana devoted his life to honoring this lost soul in a unique, fascinating, and—for some—unnerving way: he collected and hung up dolls by the hundreds. Eventually, Don Julian transformed the entire island into a kind of bizarre, (for some) horrifying, doll-infested wonderland. Don Julian Santana began collecting lost dolls from the canals and the trash near his island home. He is also said to have traded produce he grew to locals for more dolls. Santana did not clean up the dolls or attempt to fix them, but rather put them up with missing eyes and limbs, covered in dirt, and generally in whatever ramshackle state he found them in. Even when dolls arrived in good shape, the wind and weather turned them into cracked and distorted versions of themselves. Don Julian also kept his cabin filled with the dolls, which he dressed in headdresses, sunglasses, and other accoutrement. Despite the fact that most people found the isle frightening, Don Julian saw the dolls as beautiful protectors, and he welcomed visitors, whom he would show around, charging a small fee for taking photos.