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.

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