A 3D recreation of the capital of the Aztec empire, with comparisons with modern day Mexico City.

  • eight [it/its]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    Xochimilco is a must go if you visit CDMX. There you can find some of the last existing chinampas - floating islands of arable land built on top of the lake bed.

    It’s unimaginable how complex and built up Tenochtitlan must have been back in its heyday.

    • Flying SquidOPM
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      10 months ago

      It was larger than any of the European capitals in its day.