The Watershed Route: A Regenerative Cycling Tour
Exploring the Living Watershed of Mexico City, Xochimilco

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus (CCM)

Saturday, July 11
8:30–14:00

About the Experience

The Watershed Route is an immersive experience that invites participants to explore the relationship between mobility, territory, water, and culture in Mexico City. Through a recreational bike ride from Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Mexico City Campus to the canals of Xochimilco, participants will travel across part of the city’s historic lake basin, gaining insight into its landscapes, infrastructures, and socio-environmental challenges. The experience will be complemented by a traditional trajinera boat tour through the canals and a gastronomic proposal by Tilma-Lab that highlights the knowledge, flavors, and products rooted in the territory. This journey seeks to foster a deeper connection with the ecological and cultural systems that sustain urban life, promoting regenerative ways of inhabiting, moving through, and understanding the city.

Purchase optional activities

Agenda

08:30–08:50 | Check-in, bicycle fitting, helmet adjustment & safety briefing

09:00–10:00 | Guided cycling tour to Cuemanco Pier (recreational pace)

10:00–10:15 | Hydration break & boarding trajineras

10:15–12:15 | Guided boat tour through the Xochimilco canals & Farm-to-table lunch by Tilma-Lab

12:15–12:30 | Bicycle pick-up & restroom break

12:30–14:00 | Return cycling tour to Tec de Monterrey (CCM)

Included

  • Urban bicycle

  • Safety helmet

  • Guided cycling tour

  • Basic mechanical assistance

  • Vegetarian lunch by Tilma-Lab

What to Bring

  • Comfortable sportswear

  • Closed-toe athletic shoes

  • Sunscreen

  • Reusable water bottle

  • Hat or cap

Vegetarian Menu

Purslane & Lime Agua Fresca

Milpa Soup
Chinampa-grown corn, squash blossoms, spring onions, and seasonal mallow greens.

Chinampa Garden Salad
Fresh seasonal vegetables, edible flowers, and heirloom carrots harvested from the chinampas.

Quelite Tamales
Tamales filled with wild quintonil greens and goat cheese, served with roasted tomato and basil sauce. Vegan option available.

Purchase optional activities

Hosted by Taller 13

Taller 13 is a design studio founded by Elias Cattan in Mexico City in 2003. Its practice integrates architecture, urbanism, green infrastructure, mobility, communication design, and territorial strategies through a systemic and regenerative approach.

The studio develops transdisciplinary processes grounded in a deep understanding of living systems and the ecological, social, and cultural dynamics of place. By combining research, design, community participation, and interdisciplinary collaboration, Taller 13 creates projects that strengthen the relationship between people and their environment while promoting more regenerative ways of inhabiting cities and territories.

Hosts

Elias Cattan Cherem
Founder and Director, Taller 13

Sharon Salamanca
Architect & Project Coordinator

Rubén Coxca
Architect & Urban Cycling Advocate

Federico Contreras
Visual Artist, Tilma-Lab

 

Meeting Point

Tec de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus (CCM)
CEDETEC Building – Parking area
Prol. Canal de Miramontes, Coapa, San Bartolo el Chico, Tlalpan, 14380 Mexico City, Mexico

Locations

Embarcadero Cuemanco (Cuemanco Pier)
Periférico sur Adolfo Ruíz Cortines, Xochimilco, 16034, Cuidad de mexico CDMX Embarcadero, Cuemanco, Xochimilco, 16034 Ciudad de México, CDMXhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/GqVB2Rav6tq8gdMp8