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  2. William Spratling Museum - Wikipedia

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    The William Spratling Museum (Museo Guillermo Spratling) is a museum in Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. The museum contains 293 archeological pieces that were part of William Spratling 's personal collection. [ 1 ]

  3. Taxco - Wikipedia

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    Taxco de Alarcón (Spanish: ⓘ; usually referred to as simply Taxco) is a small city and administrative center of Taxco de Alarcón Municipality located in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Taxco is located in the north-central part of the state, 36 kilometres (22 miles) from the city of Iguala , 135 kilometres (84 miles) from the state capital ...

  4. Ex Hacienda del Chorrillo - Wikipedia

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    The Ex Hacienda del Chorrillo is a major colonial period silver hacienda located on the north side of Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. The hacienda was constructed by warriors of Hernán Cortés and is one of the oldest in the region. It was built to take advantage of the area’s abundant water supply to extract silver from ore.

  5. Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park - Wikipedia

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    The caverns extend through the municipalities of Pilcaya, Tetipac and Taxco in Guerrero, and extend into the municipality of Coatlán del Río in the state of Morelos. [4] The parks extends over 2,700 hectares of land, [5] and is located southwest of Mexico City, near the silversmithing town of Taxco. [3]

  6. William Spratling - Wikipedia

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    [3] [nb 1] Taxco was a traditional site of silver mines, but had no native silverworking industry. Spratling began designing works in silver based primarily on pre-Columbian and traditional motifs, and hired local goldsmiths to produce those designs in Taxco. Spratling was the primary designer for his workshop, Taller de las Delicias, and was ...

  7. Handcrafts of Guerrero - Wikipedia

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    The craft remains important in Taxco, buoyed by the town's status as a tourist attraction, as well as the National Silver Fair (Feria Nacional de la Plata) and competition in the last week of November. Most of the town's production is sold to tourists, and is taken out of Mexico.

  8. Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death ...

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    A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city’s famous ...

  9. Holy Week in Taxco - Wikipedia

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    In Taxco, the processions and ceremonies of Holy Week are elaborate and have gained international fame. Between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, there are ten major processions, six during the evening and four during the day. Most processions are about two and a half kilometers long and take about two hours to complete.

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