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Ep 1 – MEXICO CITY
The Floating Farms of Xochimilco

Water is set to become the world’s most valuable, and fought-over, commodity. Nowhere is the problem more evident than in Mexico City, where a rapidly dwindling water table is threatening the existence of one of the world’s most populous cities. One man believes the answer lies in rejuvenating the floating farms created by the Aztecs.