What was the primary motivation for the draining of lake beds in Mexico City?

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daddysbabygirl · Answer

Water has been a major issue for Mexico City since it was founded almost 700 years ago. Civil engineering works by the Aztecs included causeways and aqueducts connecting their island capital to the mainland as well as lengthy dikes separating the fresh water lakes from the brackish Lake Texcoco which surrounded the city.major flooding in 1555, 1580, 1604. The city was actually underwater (continuously!) from 1629–1634.

Main reason is because of the dirty water and the flooding of Mexico

kelseypalmer08 · Answer

It was to reduce the risk of drowning