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Chinampa
A chinampa is an artificial agricultural plot built up from mud and vegetation in shallow lake beds, separated by canals. The chinampas of the Valley of Mexico produced several harvests a year. They were a major source of food for Tenochtitlan and the Aztec Empire.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chinampa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chinampa
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