Pilcaya

Pilcaya is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Pilcaya. The municipality covers an area of 62.1 km². Pilcaya is located 153 kilometers from Mexico City, 105 from Cuernavaca, 84 from Toluca, 68 from Taxco and 5 from Ixtapan de la Sal. Pilcaya, of Náhuatl origin, is from the Náhuatl word pilcacyan, place of a hanging object. Pilcaya is mainly an agricultural town whose main activity is the cultivation of gladiola flowers which growers sell in nearby Tenancingo and Mexico City. There is also a recent surge in the building of greenhouses which mainly grow tomatoes for sale in Mexico City and the local market. Sanctuary of La Imaculada Concepcion, whose construction was initiated in...