Casa de la Cultura


Paracho’s cultural center is in the heart of town opposite the main square. It contains the small Museo de la Guitarra.


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1. Museo de la Guitarra

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Among the intricately decorated guitars displayed at this small museum in the Casa de la Cultura – including classical, Flamenco, Hawaiian and steel…

2. Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol

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This sensational 16th-century church on the main square has a beautifully carved portal at the entrance carved in the Moorish Mudéjar style by an…

3. Parque Nacional Barranca del Cupatitzio

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This incomparable urban park is just 15 minutes west of the main plaza, but it’s another world. Tropical and subtropical foliage is thick and aflutter…

4. Museo Indígena Huatápera

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Embedded in the Huatápera, an old colonial courtyard building on the northeast corner of the main plaza, this small museum showcases handsome artesanías …

5. Fábrica San Pedro

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This old textile factory from the 19th century is essentially a living museum. Hand-loomed and hand-dyed bedspreads, tablecloths and curtains are still…

6. Tingambato Archaeological Site

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Stroll through luscious avocado groves to the beautiful ruins of this ceremonial site called Tinganio in Purépecha, which predates the Purépechan empire…

7. Volcán Paricutín

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The upstart Volcán Paricutín (2800m) might be less than 80 years old, but clambering up the volcanic scree slopes to its summit and looking out across…

8. Cascada de Tzaráracua

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Some 12km south of central Uruapan, the wild Río Cupatitzio makes its last act count. It pumps hard over the vine-covered, 30m-high red-rock cliffs and…