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Real music is out there…
“Real music is out there and real people are makin’ it” Webb Wilder Core truth. And the reality with cultural travel is that true experiences are out there. It is what we deliver at Authentic Copper Canyon. Real Guides I tell my experts in Mexico to have fun, experience the trip each time freshly, get [...]
Full StoryTwo New Sotol Drinks
Sotol was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition this week and now there is some buzz about this delicious spirit. The cocktails that I have seen for sotol are fairly basic. But last night Seven Saints famed mixologist Andy Borberly (in our home town of Champaign, Illinois) created two new ones that are absolutely keepers. The [...]
Full StoryCopper Canyon continues to amaze me!
After countless trips to this paradise, I keep expecting to get tired of the place. To the contrary it continues to amaze me. The Copper Canyon train still rolls through the most incredible landscape The Norteño food remains a favorite The local people are so cordial The weather always seems to reveal some wonder of [...]
Full StoryDon Cuco Sotol on NPR
Sotol makes the headlines: This morning on Morning Edition on NPR, our friends from Janos north of Copper Canyon were featured. The Jaquez family were interviewed and the spot gave great background and promo for sotol and Don Cuco Sotol in particular. What is sotol? This distilled spirit is THE drink of Chihuahua. It is [...]
Full StoryAnother story about safety in Copper Canyon
Just ran across this article which is fairly accurate…and certainly right on as far as the perception of danger. Every time we take a group people are amazed at how safe it is. Put your fears aside: Mexico’s Copper Canyon is safe – and gorgeous By Lisa J. Adams, The Associated Press | The Canadian [...]
Full StoryYes it is safe in Copper Canyon
Just ran across this article which is fairly accurate…and certainly right on as far as the perception of danger. Every time we take a group people are amazed at how safe it is. Put your fears aside: Mexico’s Copper Canyon is safe – and gorgeous By Lisa J. Adams, The Associated Press | The Canadian [...]
Full StoryTwo young potters in Mata Ortiz
We always include a stop at Casas Grandes, Paquime and Mata Ortiz on our train trips in Copper Canyon. I love these simple pots that these two young women in Mata Ortiz are producing. I mistakenly got away without writing down their names. Their Dad is Efrain Lucero and they live at the south end [...]
Full StoryOne of the best Copper Canyon trips ever!
Our vision is to consistently deliver Copper Canyon experiences that deeply connect people with this land and its people. Never has one of our experience soaked excursions been more of a success in this regard than one just ended. I am in Chihuahu Ciry waiting for my wife to arrive to celebrate the New Year [...]
Full StoryThe new schedule for the Copper Canyon train- CHEPE
Ridership is off a bit in Copper Canyon on the train and as a result the economica (second class) train has had its schedule changed. Here is the deal: The first class train still leaves at 6a from both Chihuahua City and Los Mochis. Now the second train is hooked onto that first train, so [...]
Full StoryOur 2012 trips,including New Years in Copper Canyon
People often ask me what time of year is best for train trips to Copper Canyon. That is a hard one to answer because each season has its own draw. Let me say that I do not recommend June ( both hot AND dry). But all other times of the year are great. Here are [...]
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