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By Teresa De Miguel MEXICO CITY (AP) \u2014 Jasm\u00edn Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago. \u201cLet\u2019s close our eyes and ask our Mother Water for permission to sail in peace,\u201d she said as the boat moves slowly, in contrast to the frenetic traffic of Mexico City just a few miles away. Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez owns one of these island farms, first created with mud from the bottom of the lakes that once covered this area. When the boat arrives at her island, she proudly shows the corn and leafy greens she grows. Her ancestors owned chinampas, but she had to buy this one because… <\/p>\n

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By Teresa De Miguel MEXICO CITY (AP) \u2014 Jasm\u00edn Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago. \u201cLet\u2019s close our eyes and ask our Mother Water for permission to sail in peace,\u201d she said as the boat moves slowly, in contrast to the frenetic traffic of Mexico City just a few miles away. Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez owns one of these island farms, first created with mud from the bottom of the lakes that once covered this area. When the boat arrives at her island, she proudly shows the corn and leafy greens she grows. Her ancestors owned chinampas, but she had to buy this one because... <\/p>\n

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