Paracho
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Paracho (formally: Paracho de Verduzco) is a small city located in Michoacán, Mexico. Located at Template:Coor dms, 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 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.Template:Mexico-geo-stub