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Off the beaten path in Copper Canyon
Train Tours in Copper Canyon There is a plethora of “canned tours” of Copper Canyon and we often see them herding people along their one day on the train and gringo food type of quick trips through this majestic places. What we do is totally different. Values From day 1, the Authentic Copper Canyon approach [...]
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We were headed toward Copper Canyon in October on the first “Blue Corn Express” culinary trip. As we came into the village of Guerrero, there was a huge fair or festival. Turns out it was a Fall Apple festival so we made a spontaneous stop….a delicious treat. This “fair food” beats any such fare we [...]
Full StoryDave and the Authentic Copper Canyon Experience
Recently I was sitting on CHEPE with a Blue Corn Express guest having a cup of coffee. He began talking about what we do on our trips…
Full StoryFirst Culinary Trip to Copper Canyon… Delicious!
The first ever culinary trip to the Copper Canyon area went off a few weeks ago and was a huge success. We made our first stop at Don Cuco sotol near Janos and got the royal tour, a grand lunch around the table in the family hacienda, and had the chance to pick up some [...]
Full StoryContray to popular belief, not all canyons were created equal.
Now, don’t get me wrong- that canyon in Arizona is beyond belief. In my view it is fully deserving of all the crowds, the grand photos and books, the soul sweeping symphony, and so much more. I sat there at Grand Canyon transfixed at sunrise, mid-day, and evening. Amid the chatter of Japanese and the [...]
Full StoryWhat do we mean, “Authentic”?
Authentic? Authentic is according to dictionary.com “not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique”. I used the word authentic as the first word in the name of this company because I wanted people to experience the true Copper Canyon with all the culture, history, people, and places. I wanted them to be there…not just [...]
Full StoryDo you need travel insurance?
Recent Conde Nast Traveler Article Conde Nast Traveler had a blip last month on the value of trip insurance. I found it valuable and then found this article on travel insurance to be very informative. People often come on our trips and feel like the extra $120 or so for such insurance is just a [...]
Full StoryOur Lodges in Copper Canyon: Noritari
I love food and little neat places that are out of the way enchant me. So Norítari is a favorite of mine… and of our guests as well. It sits up in the pines above the little town of San Juanito in one of the highest altitude places we visit on the Copper Canyon train trip. [...]
Full StoryIts not groups…its groupitos
Group size? <12: And its not a trip…its an experience. Like the experience this grupito had on a recent train trip to Copper Canyon. We watched as this Tarahumara lady wove a basket and chattered quietly to he son in the Indian dialect in the tiny town of Areponápuchi. This is not an escorted bus [...]
Full StoryRecommended books on Copper Canyon
There is just a short list of books I recommend people read before going to Copper Canyon…or just as an introduction to this great place: 1. “In the Sierra Madre”, Jeff Biggers – This one is a very careful account of his year in the village of Cusásare. Food, customs, language, history…very rich. <here on [...]
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