Special Trips
Our Team in Copper Canyon: The Jovial Alberto Lopez
A phone conversation with Alberto Lopez. I was on the phone last night with Alberto Lopez. He was in his home/lodge on the square in the tiny town of Cerocahui. I was all hot to trot about telling him of our arrival there in a few days with our first culinary trip, “The Blue Corn [...]
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 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 [...]
Full StoryWaterfalls Like Yosemite in Copper Canyon Mexico
There are many spectacular sights in the Copper Canyon area of Mexico. There are towering rocks, deep ravives, verdant forests, and gushing rivers. But one of the most impressive of sights there are the waterfalls. And the one I like – especially in late summer and fall (rainy season and just after) is the cascada [...]
Full StoryWhere do you think “Aaaaah, Chihuahua!” came from…New Jersey?
I tell people, “Get ready to “Aaaah” alot.” Yet the experience there is almost always magically and hugely beyond what people expect or have ever experienced before. They say Copper Canyon is the greatest place the world has never heard of…so true! I tell people, “Get ready to laugh alot.” The kids are a riot. [...]
Full StoryThe vast Rancho Uno near Janos, Mexico
This place is amazing…perhaps mostly because of its vast openness. Rancho Uno is a 40,000 acre ranch operated by The Nature Conservancy. The vastness and quiet of this place is breathtaking. There are bison, birds, prairie dogs, plants of all kinds, and all of it encircled in the distance by purple mountains. The acquisition of [...]
Full StoryHow they keep the Copper Canyon train safe
This little car goes in front of every passenger and freight train on the CHEPE railroad in Copper Canyon. The reason for this is that the walls of the canyon are so steep that there are multiple places where rocks can dislodge and this presents a serious threat to the train. This railway was constructed [...]
Full StoryThe New Zipline (Tirolesa) at Piedra Volada, Copper Canyon
Construction is just about finished on the new gondola (teleférico) at Peidra Volada near Divisadero in Copper Canyon. This new attraction and its cables will drape itself over the canyon right in front of the overlooks near the Mirador Hotel. Just next to this gondola on the west side of the canyon will be the [...]
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The unique foods of the Norteño area and Copper Canyon include the lovely and fragrant squash blossoms….flor de calabacitas. They are harvested in the late summer time when the rains push the brown/tan valleys and mountains into a verdant miracle. The Fall is a great time for The Blue Corn Express culinary trip for [...]
Full StoryMata Ortiz Potters…Cesar and Gaby Dominguez
On the walls clung shelves and brackets with the supplies and detritus of 100s of days of shaping, sanding, painting…the meticulous potting culture of Mata Ortiz. Before us a beaming Cesar Dominguez holds one of his little pots, a unique museum quality green and graphite gem.
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