Trees, birds, ponds: Mexico City's ancient lake reclaims scrapped airport

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Trees, birds, ponds: Mexico City's ancient lake reclaims scrapped airport
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TEXCOCO, MEXICO (REUTERS) - Bright green stalks of weeds are sprouting from the ground where planes were supposed to take off at a new Mexico City airport as officials let nature take over in their bid to transform the marshy swath of an ancient lake into a giant park.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TEXCOCO, MEXICO - Bright green stalks of weeds are sprouting from the ground where planes were supposed to take off at a new Mexico City airport as officials let nature take over in their bid to transform the marshy swath of an ancient lake into a giant park.

Instead of the slick design from Mr Foster, whose award-winning glass and steel web-like buildings dot the globe, Mr Lopez Obrador opted to expand an existing military airport. Architect Inaki Echeverria, who is overseeing the project, aims to open a portion of the park by March next year and offer full access by 2024.

During a visit last week, a moat of green water had risen around a flying-saucer-like building where a control tower juts 20m high, less than a third of its intended height.

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