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Copper Canyon and Batopilas Trip
There is so much to see in the Sierra Madres and this Copper Canyon trip will give you a full experience in much of it. This one is 13 days long and begins and ends in El Paso. Kick off date is Dec 5, 2011 and the highlights are: -Noritari Lodge high above San Juanito [...]
Full StoryHorse Riding in Copper Canyon
There are many fine places to ride horses in the world- the California Sierras, the south shore of Lake Superior, the Flint Hills of Kansas, and so on. Certainly Copper Canyon in Mexico would be one of the ones to include on such a list. The horses in Copper Canyon are generally small in my [...]
Full StoryOur Lady of Guadalupe in Creel
The Virgin of Guadalupe is Mexico’s most important saint and is the center of many religious festivities. The Our Lady of Guadalupe festivities happen around December 12 and are the beginning of the Christmas season. Recently we came into Creel in Copper Canyon – actually we hardly ever go to Creel because it is a [...]
Full StoryTrans Americas Journey- Part 6 on Copper Canyon
Now Eric and Karen are off into Sinforosa Canyon- some of the deepest and most precipitous areas in the Barrancas de Cobre. As they say this area is more “Grand Canyonish” than other areas in Copper Canyon- and not as traveled to by tourists. Here is a blip from their blog: The Sinforosa Canyon seemed [...]
Full StoryWaterfall 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 [...]
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