Team:GenetiX Tec CCM/Practices

iGem Tec CCM

Todos por Xochimilco
Date:
August 29th, 2015
Objectives:
-Create awareness of the terrible ecological situation taking place in the area.
-Meet people from the area and learn from their opinions about their home.
Description:
Xochimilco is one of the best known touristic areas of our country, with a great combination between the past and present of our culture. Through this project, we got to learn a lot about the culture of the area and to have a real impact on the society that lives in the surroundings.
Our investigation has focused on the ecological problems that take place here due to the lack of environmental care and the high amounts of wastes that are disposed in the lake.
We prepared different posters to attract the attention of people using interesting and bizarre data about the lake and we later interviewed the residents of the area to know their opinion about the situation.
Later on, we organized an event in the traditional “trajineras” to guide people through the lake explaining the situation of the area, our project, and the importance of taking care of our cultural and ecological heritage.
This experience was extremely gratifying as we actually had an impact on the community who we are trying to help through our project. We did not only learned and connected with the people of the area, but also got to explain people the importance of taking care of our patrimony.