Lake Texcoco Ecological Park

The Lake Texcoco Ecological Park, officially called Proyecto Ecológico Lago de Texcoco (PELT),[1] is a project of the government of Mexico which consists of an urban park in the State of Mexico. It is part of the larger metropolitan area in the Valley of Mexico, around Mexico City.[2] The planned area for the park is 12,200 ha (30,000 acres), of which 4,800 ha (12,000 acres) will be public spaces.[2] At an unspecified date in 2021, the government expects to open the park to the public.[3][4] Hundreds of years ago it was the site of Lake Texcoco.

The park has been internationally praised as both a major ecological restoration project, and having great potential for climate adaptation for Mexico City.[5][6]

History

The park occupies land which had previously been part of the Lake of Texcoco before it was drained in the 16th century.[7]

The space had been designated for the construction of the new international airport for Mexico City, however, the project was cancelled in January 2019.[8]

Announcement and financing

In August 2020, the government announced the project. On August 27, the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) announced that the estimated cost was $17.713 billion pesos to be spent over 8 years.[9] In December 2020 the National Commission of Water (Comisión Nacional del Agua or CONAGUA), said that it was investing 13 billion pesos into the project.[10]

Description

The park will be 12,224 ha, which will include multiple natural spaces from the metropolitan area including the Bosque de Chapultepec.[4] The architect Iñaki Echeverría is in charge of the design of the parks.[11]

The park will be divided into four parts: Lago Nabor Carrillo, Cruickshank, Xochiaca-Churubusco and Caracol.[9]

Planned land use

Land use

(ha)		 Zone I Zone II Zone III Zone IV Total
Nabor Carrillo Cruickshank Xochiaca-Churubusco Caracol
Water body 1 878 1 295 551 922 4 464
Infrastructure 11 32 162 105 309
Roads 18 — 23 — 41
Total 3 149 4 875 2 327 1 873 12 224

References
  1. SEMARNART. "Proyecto ecológico Lago de Texoco" (PDF). Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "Gobierno de AMLO presenta proyecto de Parque Ecológico para rescatar Lago de Texcoco". Forbes. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. "Apertura del Parque Ecológico Lago de Texcoco será en 2021". El Universal. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. "El Parque Ecológico del Lago de Texcoco llegará en 2021". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. "Mexico City is proposing to build one of the world's largest urban parks. Will it serve as a climate adaptation example for other cities?". Ensia. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  6. "Will Mexico City's massive new park be a climate adaptation paragon for other cities? | Greenbiz". www.greenbiz.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  7. "Lago de Texcoco". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15.
  8. "Gobierno de AMLO presenta proyecto de Parque Ecológico para rescatar Lago de Texcoco". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. "https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/proyecto-ecologico-lago-de-texcoco-costara-17-mil-713-mdp". El Universal. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  10. Alejandro De La Rosa (24 December 2020). "Proyecto ecológico de Texcoco costará $13,088 millones". El Economista. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  11. "Él es Iñaki Echeverría, el arquitecto encargado del Parque Ecológico de Texcoco". 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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