What’s with the Taxco Silver?
Taxco has been known as a silver mining town since before the arrival of the Spanish in the sixteenth century, and the mines have been worked ever since. In the 1920’s, American silversmith William Spratling moved to the town and opened a jewelry store which used locally mined Taxco silver. It was an instant hit, and soon others copied him. Today, there are dozens of joyerias willing to sell any number of items made from plata (silver). You name it: rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, napkin rings, charms, pendants, figures, plates and dishes…the list goes on and on. Today, the mines are all but depleted and the silver sold in Taxco may come from other sites around the country, but the stores linger. The shops usually have price tags on the jewellery, but it’s possible to bargain the price down in most cases. Buying with cash also helps. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; Is There Anything Else to Bu
