Exploring Mercado de Jamaica
The water highways of Tenochtitlan
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The modern market of 1957
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The 24-hour flower kingdom
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Piñatas, marigolds, and seasonal magic
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Master of Exploring Mercado de Jamaica
bolita Float down the canal, Float down the canal! Our flowers bloom where Aztec waters run.
Aztec canal highways: Before modern roads, the market area was a busy canal port where over 200 wooden canoes docked daily to unload fresh flowers.
An artificial waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, or drainage. The Canal de la Viga historically allowed vendors to transport flowers and crops directly to the market.
To which grand Aztec market were goods from the Jamaica waterfront eventually transported?
In what decade were the last working canals near the Mercado de Jamaica finally drained?
Which major historic waterway connected the southern chinampas to the Mercado de Jamaica area?
What raw material did the Dávila brothers traditionally weave and sell at the early canal market?
Around which year do historical codices first record trading activities in the Jamaica market area?