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Aztec "floating gardens" called chinampas really didn't float, they were small man made islands. They were commonly used in Ancient Mexico and Central America and specifically in Tenochtitlan
There were several of them, but the most important would be the Aztec civilization.
The Aztec or Mexica people in central Mexico would qualify as such. They however, had "floating gardens" in artificial islands known as chinampas.
The Aztecs of central Mexico were known for using chinampas, which were artificial islands made of mud and reeds that they used for agriculture. These floating gardens allowed them to grow crops in the shallow waters of lakes and canals.
Chinampas.
The chinampas, which are incorrectly known as 'floating hardens'. Most of the remaining chinampas that can be found in Mexico City are near the park and ecologic reserve of Xochimilco.
Yes, people in certain regions of Mexico, such as Xochimilco in Mexico City, still use chinampas for agriculture. Additionally, there has been a revival of interest in chinampas as a sustainable farming method due to their efficient use of space and water.
Commonly mistaken as a 'floating garden', chinampa was the method of cultivation used by ancient Aztec people on the lake Texcoco, central Mexico. They created an artificial island by fencing a rectangle with wattle. Then, they filled the rectangle with mud, lake sediment and vegetation. Finally, they cultivated their crops atop such 'island'.
I created chinampas, I am the god of chinampas
Yes, The Aztecs constructed Chinampas.
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It remains central Mexico