Buying online gives you access to exclusive promotions and keeps you from being scammed by the unauthorized guides found at the entrance to Xochimilco. Figuring out how to choose the right tour in Xochimilco can be overwhelming, given the wide range of offers and the high demand you’ll find. When Read more…
By: Lorena Velandia MBA, communications specialist. Travel addict and lover of good food. Xochimilco is one of the most iconic places in Mexico and a World Cultural Heritage Site. Located in Mexico City, this wonderful place holds a unique history, since it played an important role in the founding of Read more…
The article celebrates the reopening of Xochimilco after months of lockdown and encourages readers to book a trajinera ride on the official website of the Las Flores Nativitas dock. It also suggests extending the visit at the quesadilla and pulque spots around the canals.
The article reports that the Xochimilco borough government announced the reopening of its 11 docks after five months without activity due to the pandemic. It reviews the rules that accompanied the trajineras’ return and explains how to book tours online at the Las Flores Nativitas dock.
The article announces that the Las Flores Nativitas dock is resuming its trajinera tours after months of pandemic closure. It describes the available tours—basic, open-ended, traditional, ecological, party, complete, and Island of the Dolls—and the extra services, and warns that the lack of activity allowed water hyacinth to spread in the canals.
The article reports that Xochimilco’s 11 docks reopened after five months of closure due to COVID-19. Borough Mayor José Carlos Acosta Ruiz explained that the trajineras’ return came with health and safety rules and that the canals had been cleaned and sanitized beforehand.
Xochimilco is one of those places you should visit at least once in your life—not only because it is recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site, but also because of the unique beauty and magic of its canals and its people.
The report reviews the history of Xochimilco’s trajineras, from the boom in boat rides during the Porfiriato to their worldwide fame thanks to the film “María Candelaria,” and describes how the pandemic halted the work of thousands of people in 2020. Carlos Díaz, who heads the Las Flores Nativitas dock, talks about the preparations for reopening.
At a forum on tourism in Xochimilco, the local president of Canirac (the national restaurant industry chamber) warned that some member restaurants would not reopen because of the pandemic, and that the blow is harder because most of them are family businesses. Carlos Díaz, of the Las Flores Nativitas dock, spoke about the costs of getting the trajineras running again, and a congresswoman called for speeding up the tourism recovery.
With the docks still closed due to the pandemic, the article reports that Las Flores Nativitas was letting visitors book rides for future dates on its website. It describes the available tours, from the open-ended tour to the Island of the Dolls tour, and suggests booking as a way to support the people who work there.