Overview

• Paracho’s 50th Feria Internacional de la Guitarra runs through August 10, showcasing 205 locally crafted guitars and 416 traditional toys alongside artisan demonstrations.
• The state and federal governments have committed over 10 million pesos to purchase 10,600 Paracho guitars for the “México canta y Michoacán toca” educational initiative.
• Deliveries will begin October 28 with 5,300 guitars and cases for 358 secondary schools, later doubling that allotment and adding 500 study instruments for music teachers.
• The broader strategy includes securing a protected geographical indication, funding workshop improvements and launching promotional campaigns to strengthen local production.
• Artisans continue to seek legislative recognition of the guitar as an official arts-education instrument to safeguard centuries-old luthiery traditions.