Cuemanco Landing, Xochimilco

Mexico City · Mexico · Natural site

Ay, mis hijos — La Llorona is said to glide over the canal water in white, hair across her face, and the boatmen would rather turn back.

The darkest canals of Xochimilco begin at the Cuemanco landing, and this is where the capital's La Llorona legend clings hardest. The story describes a woman in white, her hair hanging like a veil across her face, gliding over the water at night and calling ay, mis hijos for the children she lost. Boatmen say the cry first sounds far off and then comes suddenly from the treeline right beside the craft, and that anyone who answers it loses their bearings in the channels. The legend counts today as part of Xochimilco's cultural heritage and is staged each autumn on a chinampa out in the lagoon — but those who work the water prefer to tell their own version.

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Where is Cuemanco Landing, Xochimilco located?

Cuemanco Landing, Xochimilco is in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.