venice the city of canals is famous for its boats called gondola.
venice the city of canals is famous for its boats called gondola.
venice the city of canals is famous for its boats called?
gondola
xochimilco (; , ) is one of the 16 "mayoralities" (spanish: "alcaldías") or boroughs within mexico city. the borough is centered on the formerly independent city of xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern shore of lake xochimilco in the pre-hispanic period. today, the borough consists of the eighteen “barrios” or neighborhoods of this city along with fourteen “pueblos” or villages that surround it, covering an area of . the borough is in the southeastern part of the city and has an identity that is separate from the historic center of mexico city, due to its historic separation from that city during most of its history. xochimilco is best known for its canals, which are left from what was an extensive lake and canal system that connected most of the settlements of the valley of mexico. these canals, along with artificial islands called chinampas, attract tourists and other city residents to ride on colorful gondola-like boats called “trajineras” around the of canals. this canal and chinampa system, as a vestige of the area's pre-hispanic past, has made xochimilco a world heritage site. in 1950, paramahansa yogananda in his "autobiography of a yogi" wrote that if there were a scenic beauty contest, xochimilco would get the first prize. however, severe environmental degradation of the canals and chinampas has brought that status into question.
xochimilco
bullet::::- depending on water depth punting is often used to propel boats called "weidling" in switzerland and germany. these boats are very similar in design to thames punts. on the river neckar in tübingen, germany, punting boats called "stocherkahn" is a university tradition. these boats are larger and deeper, and have a narrower bow and stern than thames punts. bench seats for passengers are provided down each side, and the punter stands on a small triangular deck at the stern. there are about 130 "stocherkähne" at tübingen, most of them owned by student fraternities of the university, the "studentenverbindungen". there is a traditional annual race for these boats in june, the "". it is a light-hearted event; the winning fraternity or other student club has to give a party (at its fraternity house) and the losers have to drink a glass of cod liver oil, as well as to organise the following year's race.
punt (boat)