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title: Modern Chinampa Farming
author: Emmanuel Eslava
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21239/modern-chinampa-farming/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-10-26
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# Modern Chinampa Farming
_Authored by Emmanuel Eslava_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21239.jpg)
## Image Caption
Man preparing the soil to plant, photograph by Emmanuel Eslava, Mexico, 23 September 2015.
A man prepares the land of a *chinampa* for sowing. The *chinampa* raised farming technique can be identified by the posts that separate the arable land from the waters of the adjacent canal.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Eslava, E. (2025, October 26). Modern Chinampa Farming. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Eslava, Emmanuel. "Modern Chinampa Farming." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 26, 2025. .
### MLA
Eslava, Emmanuel. "Modern Chinampa Farming." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Oct 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sembrad%C3%ADo_en_chinampa.JPG) by [**Emmanuel Eslava**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sembrad%C3%ADo_en_chinampa.JPG). Submitted by [Jordy Samuels](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jordysamuels.jdt/ "User Page: Jordy Samuels"), published on 26 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.