Here’s some background on our guitar buying trip to Paracho Mexico. We flew into Guadalajara and rented a car to drive to Paracho. It took about 3 hours and the main highway was well traveled in good shape. There were tolls that we pad for in cash.The secondary roads down to Paracho went through some smaller villages and the roads were a lot more rustic. We traveled by day and felt very safe.
Paracho is a really cool town with a lot of charm. The people were friendly and helpful. There are great restaurants and a market in the town square with amazing street food.
I recommend staying at Hotel Santa Fe. Ask for Maria, she runs the place. She speaks great English and we paid her to guide us around for one evening of guitar shopping. She was amazing and even did some research beforehand to bring us to the best builders for our needs.
I could easily have stayed a week to visit more shops, so if you’re a guitar nut you might want to allow yourself more time.
I bought a guitar from Salvador Castillo and a second from Carlos Piña. I am really happy with my purchases.
Note: Make sure you bring cash or are able to get cash out of the bank in town. We were told cash is king in Mexico and that proved to be true.
Also, when we checked Hotels.com it said Hotel Santa Fe was fully booked. But we called the hotel direct and they still had rooms available.
Salvador Castillo:
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Benito Huipe Guitars:
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Alejandro Granados
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Carlos Piña
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Hotel Santa Fe:
Address: 20 de Noviembre 791, Centro, 60250 Paracho de Verduzco, Mich., Mexico
Phone: +52 423 525 0185
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