The origin and shaping of a floricultural region in Estado de Mexico

Abstract

In some countries, flower cultivation is a tradition which is carried out as a business and for ornamental purposes. In México, this activity began when it was introduced by the families of Japanese migrants and in specific the Matsumoto family, who looked for places with the right conditions for floriculture. They found the appropriate location for the development of this activity the municipality of Villa Guerrero in Estado de México. Thus, such work began under the standards and work patterns intrinsic to the Japanese culture. To conduct this analysis, the territorial process is analyzed by using the classification model of monitored land use to know its qualities and characteristics. The results provide reference to a constant process which affects the rest of the activities performed in the municipalities adjacent to Villa Guerrero, Tenancingo and Coatepec Harinas. The land dedicated to floriculture either in the open or in greenhouses has pushed forward rapidly, to the point of making up a floricultural production area of regional and global levels.