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The Copper Canyon Train Experience
Two Threads of Steel Through the Sierra Madres It is not just a tourist train at all. It is THE way to get through the Sierra Madres. It is not an antique train. It is a diesel powered means of transportation and the cars are modern. No Copper Canyon tour is complete without a good [...]
Full StoryOff 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 [...]
Full StoryThe kind of people who love the Copper Canyon train.
There are certain qualities in the people who love the Copper Canyon and its train experience…it is not for everyone. Here are some qualities of people I have noticed who truly are enriched by it: 1. People who want to pave their own road with an intelligent, personal guide who knows and loves the place. They [...]
Full StoryThose Incredible Tarahumara Baskets in Copper Canyon…getting started.
They sit silently, three generations of them, on a ridge high above the roaring Orteros. Their hands are busy with an ancient craft. The only sound is the low chatter of children, an occasional fly, and the river. The baskets they are making this morning are of sotol leaves (from the plant that is fermented and [...]
Full StoryFlor and More!
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 StoryYes…buy travel insurance.
@TravelNewsFeed tweeted today on best advice for getting travel insurance for your international trip and I could not agree more. Quoted was Terry Ward on Aol travel. “You planned your vacation months in advance. The hotels are booked. The rental car pickup arranged. You even asked friends for a list of restaurant recommendations. But did [...]
Full StoryMata Ortiz Potters…Lori Andrew
On the dusty quiet street in Mata Ortiz last week, we met two teenage girls with some ceramic creations that were a little different. Masks like the ones produced down country but with techniques from Mata Ortiz. Two masks which are the creation of their mother, Lori Andrew.
Full StoryMata Ortiz Potters…Rosy Mora
Outside the Villalba home Rosy waited with a few polychrome wonders…nothing was said as I selected several small Christmas ornaments and 2 small pots…delicate and smooth. A simple display of Mata Ortiz Pottery.
Full StoryIs Copper Canyon Mexico safe for travel?
This question is the most common and important question I get about our tours to this majestic place. The answer is YES it is safe…and of course certain guidelines for travel are prudent as with travel to any city or remote area in the US. I have recently visited with three well- informed experts from [...]
Full StoryNeed a guide to Copper Canyon?
I have assembled a team of experts in Mexico and I can guarantee an experience for you there that is rich and fascinating- the way your vacation is supposed to be! You will have the time of your life…lots of experiences in places where there in no English, plenty of time on the train (other [...]
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