Paracho
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Paracho (formally: Paracho de Verduzco) is a small city located in Michoacán, Mexico. Located at , about 100 km west of state capital Morelia, it serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Paracho. It has a population of some 16,500.
The town is known throughout Mexico as "The Guitar Capital of The World", this is because they make the best sounding guitars in all of Mexico. The town is full of music shops that sell hand-made stringed instruments. A national music festival is held in Paracho once a year, usually the second week of August. Some instruments that can be found in Paracho are 10-string mandolins, mandolins with armadillo backs, quadrados, armadillo-backed guitars, acoustic bass guitars and, of course, regular guitars and mandolins. Many of the stores and workshops allow visitors to watch the guitar-making process directly.
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