Recently the interest of the localities has been increasing due to belonging to the Federal Program "Magical Towns", this due to the increase in the economy that is promoted when making known the tourist attractions, and with it the tourist affluence in the place. The aforementioned program has the interest of publicizing sites with great historical-cultural attributes, its architecture, promoting gastronomy, handicrafts, traditions and customs. The present work deals with the analysis of the religious architecture of the community of Paracho, because it is the viability of being "Magical Town", particularizing religious architecture as the central element of the document. The analysis was carried out in the temples that are located in three localities belonging to Paracho, which are Nurío, Pomacuarán and Aranza; as a sample of the architecture of the sixteenth century, and because they are the most internationally recognized. These are places that show the mark that Don Vasco de Quiroga left with his teachings of various trades to the indigenous people, since in these buildings we can find examples of architecture with Spanish roots, as well as the indigenous contribution in the construction, since as inhabitants of the They were the ones who knew the materials that were used. They are churches that show the mark left by Don Vasco de Quiroga. In order to analyze more in detail, an investigation was carried out on the status of the process within the Federal Program "Magical Towns". Based on the guidelines that were published in the Official Gazette of the Federation dated December 26, 2014.
Recientemente se ha ido incrementando el interés de las localidades por pertenecer al Programa Federal “Pueblos Mágicos”, esto debido al aumento en la economía que se promueve al darse a conocer los atractivos turísticos, y con ello la afluencia turística en el lugar. El mencionado programa tiene el interés de dar a conocer sitios con grandes atributos históricos-culturales, su arquitectura, promocionar la gastronomía, las artesanías, tradiciones y costumbres. El presente trabajo trata sobre el análisis de la viabilidad de ser “Pueblo Mágico”, particularizando en la arquitectura religiosa como elemento central del documento. El análisis se llevó acabo en los templos de tres de las localidades que pertenecen al municipio de Paracho, que son Nurío, Pomacuarán y Aranza. Son localidades que muestran la huella que dejo Don Vasco de Quiroga con sus enseñanzas de diversos oficios a los indígenas, ya que en esas edificaciones podemos encontrar muestras de arquitectura de raíces española, así como la aportación indígena en la construcción, ya que como habitantes del lugar eran los que conocían los materiales que se utilizaban. Para poder analizar más a detalle se realizó una investigación sobre el estatus que guarda el trámite dentro del Programa Federal “Pueblos Mágicos”. Con base a los lineamientos que fueron publicados en el Diario Oficial de la Federación de fecha del 26 de diciembre de 2014.
