Lake Xochimilco

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Lake Xochimilco
Lake Xochimilco
Location	Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates	19°17′06″N 99°06′07″W / 19.285°N 99.102°W / 19.285; -99.102
Type	endorheic lake

Lake Xochimilco (Spanish pronunciation: [sotʃiˈmilko]; Nahuatl languages: Xōchimīlco, pronounced [ʃoːtʃiˈmiːlko] listen^ⓘ) is an ancient endorheic lake, located in the present-day Borough of Xochimilco in southern Mexico City. It is the last remaining habitat of the axolotl.

The lake is within the Valley of Mexico hydrological basin, in central Mexico.