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Copper Canyon Trip in August

Copper Canyon in August August is a fine time to experience Copper Canyon and the amazing Copper Canyon train. Usually the weather is quite nice. The special thing about the weather is that the rainy season has been on for a few weeks so about each day or so there is a Colorado type shower [...]

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Copper Canyon Tour- This October!

Copper Canyon Trip- Here is one of our Fall trips to Copper. We go twice a month and can plan a trip for you at any time! October 6-15, 2012 This is a planned itinerary and may vary slightly. Included meals are noted. Oct 6- Arrive in El Paso. The airport is a good place [...]

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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 whenever you want it if you have 6 people or more and the [...]

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Culinary Trip to Copper Canyon

The delicious foods of the Norteño region around Copper Canyon have long intrigued and satisfied me on our train trips there. So one day I was on the train rolling up toward the mountains from the west. And I thought- the foods of this place are one of the real highlights- and people really enjoy [...]

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Copper Canyon Gondola

Copper Canyon gondola: The new Adventure Park at Piedra Volada near Divisadero in Copper Canyon is now open and functioning. The centerpeice of this development is the gondola (or teleferico in Spanish). I have ridden on it several times going down to the saddle and back with guests over the past few months…and yes, it [...]

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Evening above Copper Canyon

  Evening above Copper Canyon. I reach into my word basket to get it on paper and it is desperately empty. There is not much that that is truly iconic in Copper Canyon except these first and last bits of the day. The sun (el sol) leaves just bits of yellow on the cliffs and [...]

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The 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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Trans Americas Journey- part 3 from Copper Canyon

I just loved traveling last October with Eric and Karen of Trans Americas Journey…here is their part 3from their fantastic accounts of this majestic place…and yes I do get more and more excited as we get into the out of the way places around Copper. Take it in with great accounts of food, people, and [...]

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Authentic Copper Canyon trips are a value.

Our trips are like the big boys (REI and Natl Geographic- go check em out and you will see how we compare) with two differences. Not only are we way way less expensive (like at least $1000 cheaper), but our trips have that special cultural edge: 1. Authentic Copper Canyon gives you much more of [...]

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This Awesome Scary Spot in Copper Canyon

The mighty cliffs of Copper Canyon- one of the scary places!

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