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Top Ten Reasons to Travel the Copper Canyon Train

This great place awaits curious travelers now …and what a joy it is to be able to introduce our guests to its wonders: 1. Copper Canyon is so huge. 2. The Rarámuri or Tarahumara- the indigenous people. 3. The train through Copper Canyon- CHEPE. 4. The little towns – the heart of rural Chihuahua. 5. [...]

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Horse 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 [...]

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Tesguino…my first shot.

We were traveling through and stayed in the tiny village of Cuiteco. It was on a Sunday last August and there was a Sunday celebration in Cuiteco. I had been wanting to give it a try this home brew of the Tarahumara called tesguino…and finally, I had the chance. I took a look at the stuff, [...]

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Born to Run, the Tarahumaras Really Run!

The best selling book from Christopher Mcdougall last year brought this unknown tribe to world attention. Born to Run was a huge and quality introduction to not only the running prowess of the Tarahumara (Raramuri) Indians, but also to their culture and ways as well. On our trips to Copper Canyon, we overlap with these folks alot, and [...]

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Trans Americas Journey- Part 7 from Copper Canyon

Karen and Eric of Trans Anericas Journey took the loooooong road from up in the Sierras out to the foot of the Copper Canyon area at El Fuerte last Fall.  This is one of my favorite spots and a real memory for our guests. The road there is a wild and long one and their [...]

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WAY Off the Train – Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico (Part 2)

I am bringing you parts and links to this incredible series fro Eric and Karen at Trans Americas Journey. These two were my good companions last Fall for almost two weeks in the unknown and known places of the majestic reaches of Copper Canyon Mexico. We made contact on twitter and planned out a grand venture [...]

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100s of new photos on our gallery

Copper is such a photogenic place… Each excursion we have or when I am down there exploring, lots of pics get taken and I have just done a major update. Take a look! These photos will take you from “Arts and Culture” to “Food” to “The People of Copper” There is even a post from [...]

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The Enchanting Faces Copper Canyon

The enchanting Tarahumara people of Copper Canyon

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Early 2010 News from Copper Canyon

I have just returned from Copper Canyon- we had a group there for 8 days- a rousing success! The way we approach our experiences there is to have a rough itinerary and then flex to meet the interests of the group. This make for a vastly different experience than people get with the canned or [...]

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