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Women in Mexico are buying chinampas, ancient Aztec island farms, to preserve a threatened ecosystem through sustainable farming in a male-dominated field.

The wetland in Xochimilco faces threats from urban development, pollution and invasive fish that prey on the endangered axolotl salamander.

Women traditionally didn’t inherit the farms, but they’re now working to save what remains of the lakes that once covered Mexico City.

MEXICO CITY — Jasmín Ordóñez 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.

“Let’s close our eyes and ask our Mother Wate

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