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Bird Watching in El Fuerte

Bird Watching on the Rio Fuerte is featured in a new video from a recent Authentic Copper Canyon trip. This is an amazing way to spend a morning. First of all the river is placid and quiet. Then you begin to see a bird here and onother there- actually I usually doin’t see them but Rafael [...]

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The Fascinating Foods and Mexican Cooking of the Copper Canyon Area

Chihuahua foods are a cooking delight and very delicious- and cooking trips are available.

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The Enchanting Faces Copper Canyon

The enchanting Tarahumara people of Copper Canyon

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Early 2010 News from Copper Canyon

I have just returned from Copper Canyon- we had a group there for 8 days- a rousing success!

The way we approach our experiences there is to have a rough itinerary and then flex to meet the interests of the group. This make for a vastly different experience than people get with the canned or packaged [...]

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Bison at Rancho Uno

North of the Copper Canyon area theChihuahuan Desert stretches for miles and miles up into the US. Near the town of Janos, The Nature Conservancy runs a 40,000 acre place called Rancho Uno.

This place is quiet, vast, captivating and our Authentic Copper Canyon groups are beginning to use this place as a first stop. The is [...]

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A conversation with Juan Quezadas at Mata Ortiz

I was traveling with Eric and Karen- theTrans Ameicas Journey people and we had the chance to sit down with Juan Quezada, the famous potter of Mata Ortiz. It was fascinating discussion about the origins of the family based pottery works.
Check out this video and the pics below.

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A Little Serenade on the Bus in Copper Canyon

Usually we take a bus or van out of Copper Canyon because the train schedule is very late getting into Chihuahua City. It gives a different view of the open land as you come out of the Sierras.
So we are comimg out a few weeks ago and at various stops along the way a burrito [...]

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Waterfall at Cusarare, Copper Canyon, Mexico

This little Tarahumara town is one of the favorite spots on our journeys. There is so much to experience here especially if you love art. The little museum next to the mission has a collection of Baroque period art salvaged from the mission- quite a find.
Recently outside the museum, we watched a local Tarahumara man [...]

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More on the Birdman of Ocolome

Rafael shows us tons of medicinal palnts in Copper Canyon

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Bird Watching in El Fuerte

I call him “The Bird Man of Ocolome”.
His name is Rafael. He is Ocolome Indian from thelittle village of Ocolome, and as he sits at the rear of the boat, you soon realize you are in the presence of a treasure-house of knowledge. Like he knows every plant and bird we are encountering.
So, we are [...]

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