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Locality in México
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Paracho de Verduzco (always referred to as simply Paracho) is a city of 21,000 people (2020) in central Michoacan. The town is famous for having hundreds of master luthiers and guitar shops. It calls itself the "world capital of the guitar". The town is one of Mexico's designated Pueblos Mágicos.
Comfortable modern restaurant serving traditional Mexican cuisine. Offers a daily special that includes soup, entree, and desert for M$120.
Cozy cafe serving traditional Mexican antojitos and coffee beverages.
Traditional Mexican food, known for their mole and their gorditas.
Casual restaurant specializing in pozole, a hearty hominy stew that can be ordered red, white, or green. Topped with various crunchy additions like shredded cabbage, onion, bits of tostada, radishes and more.
Local bar with a mind-bending selection of mezcals including a large selection of the creamy fruit flavored liqueur-style mezcals that are a popular choice for drinkers who "don't like mezcal". Sampler rounds can be ordered to try several varietals made with different agaves or showing different flavors, such as more intense smoky character, or softer, vanilla-like character from aging.
Small artesanal brewery serving a house golden ale and an IPA with additional beers available seasonally.
Popular nightclub with a full menu of Mexican anotjitos and an impressive bar serving innovative cocktails and draft and artesanal beers. Live music nightly.
Moderate hotel with spacious, clean rooms with good views from the balconies. Parking available and free coffee in the morning.
Basic budget hotel with off-street parking and spacious rooms. Guests have experienced maintenance problems (no water, etc.)
Small budget hotel at the entrance to a market. Pleasant courtyard. Rooms often have maintenance issues. Parking is off-site and short walk from the hotel.
Basic budget hotel on the city's main avenue, 1 block from the town plaza. Rooms are spacious but cry out for a serious makeover and update.
The town's traditional marketplace is always bustling with local vendors selling produce, prepared regional foods, household items, and regional artesanal crafts.
Francisco Navarro is a luthier specializing in handmade classical and flamenco guitars for the professional musician.
Large selection of guitars in all grades and price ranges, from basic guitars for young musicians just learning their playing skills, to beautifully crafted instruments for the demanding professional.
Modern shop with a large selection of guitars in all qualities and price ranges.
Workshop offering their own brand of professional-grade guitars.
Wide selection of guitars and friendly service toward visitors.
Excellent selection of guitars and friendly service. Staff are happy to explain the features and musical qualities of different instruments.
Guitarras San Miguel
Shop selling Guitarras San Miguel (their workshop, which welcomes visitors, is in Paracho at 680 Prolongación Emilio Carranza).
By bus
From Uruapan, Primera Plus offers direct service to Paracho several times per day. The 40-minute trip will cost about M$200.
The core downtown area is easy to walk around by foot, and that's where most of the interesting luthiers can be found, but you'll want a taxi to visit outlying areas.
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