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Copper Canyon train…will it last?
There is talk around about this fine old Mexican institution becoming history. If it does, what a loss. Miles and miles of wonder… CHEPE rolls through Copper Canyon daily. People depend on this train for one thing, It is THE way to get through the Sierra Madres…no matter how much the roads are improved over [...]
Full StoryHow to tie Huarachis…footwear of the Raramuri
What are huarachis? These simple little sandals are worn year round by the natives of the Sierra Madres. Christopher McDougal has written about them in “Born to Run”. Often Tarahumara feet will be dry, crusted, and sometimes a little wounded from banging around the hills in these things. They do protect pretty well actually and [...]
Full StoryTwo spoons from the hands of Cusarare
I am holding these two smooth, unfinished spoons this morning in my Authentic Copper Canyon office in Champaign, Il. They are not that impressive in their workmanship, but they are smooth and appear to be made from cedar. As I look at them closely I can see the whittle marks that affirm my memory of [...]
Full StoryRide the train through Copper Canyon…and cruise Baja!
You have to move fast on this one…I have some last minute bargain spots on a trip to Copper and Baja this July. This is the ideal time of year to visit both places and this one is priced to make it very affordable. Departure can be from Chihuahua City or El Paso and return [...]
Full StoryCopper Canyon Train Trips…Not in June
This is the one month I try NOT to schedule trips. The Sierras are at the end of the long dry season- rains will start in a couple weeks or so. This month is usually hot, even up in the hills and the dust is hard to settle. Once the rains start in July, things [...]
Full StoryDave Hensleigh, Copper Canyon Guide
People enjoy riding the rails through this vast land with Dave Hensleigh, and he enjoys it too. His experience, his keen insight on the land and culture of the country, his unbridled passion for the experience there- all of this combines to make him the ideal Copper guide. Dave hails from rural roots in Kansas [...]
Full StoryIndividualized trips to Copper Canyon
Do you like the idea of a personal guide in Copper Canyon? We can do that…actually it is our specialty. An individualized trip can be sculpted to fit your interests (food, the train, history, birdwatching, etc) , to your schedule, to your traveling style, and budget. People often ask what the best season is in [...]
Full StoryA few of Dave’s favorite things…
In no particular order, a few of the things I truly love: 1.Running along Lakeshore Boulevard after sunset in Chicago on a warm January day. 2.A snowstorm alone in a tent in April in Red Canyon, Zirkel Wilderness, Colorado 3.Madrugada (the dark before dawn) high over Yosemite. 4. The Copper Canyon train rolling up the Chihuahua [...]
Full StoryThe peso- better and better!
Each day now the past two weeks or so, the exchange rate has become more and more favorable with the peso. There were times last year when we could get 15 per dollar in Mexico. But those days are long gone. We were nearly down to 12.0 recently. Now things are on the rebound. Probably one [...]
Full StoryHealthcare in Mexico- Part 5- The walk in clinic
They call it a clinico- and there is a new one in El Fuerte. Now let me say first that I love this town and have many friends there. One is the barber, the hotel people, the little lady we often eat wuth and her family, guys at the market and more. The plaza there [...]
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