There are a variety of mangoes found around South Florida: Haden, Mulgoba and East India, Julie. Experts say that the first mangoes arrived to the city in the 1700s--from pirates. Now the fruits are celebrated through mango festivals around the city, in Biscayne Park , Fairchild Botanical Gardens and Coral Gables . How did this delicious, blush-red, tropical fruit get so popular in South Florida? Dr. Noris Ledesma , a self-described "mango maniac," has written more than 30 academic journals and