ArchivesTag : El Fuerte
Our Lodges in Copper Canyon: Real de Carapoa
El Fuerte is awash in colonial charm and that laid back Mexican pace…I love this place and so do our guests. There are many fine places to lodge here, but my hands down fave is Real de Carapoa. A converted mansion and the handiwork of “Billy”, an architect fromLos Mochis, it features large rooms with [...]
Full StoryOur Team in Copper Canyon: Chico Villasenor
Several years ago I met a young man at the El Fuerte train station (on the CHEPE line that runs through Copper Canyon- the station is 3 miles east of town). His name was Sergio and he went on and on about his dad, who he described as an experienced fishing guide. A few weeks [...]
Full StoryTrans 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 [...]
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 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 [...]
Full StoryBird Watching in El Fuerte
Bird Watching on the Rio Fuerte is featured in a new video from a recent Authentic Copper Canyon trip. This is an amazing way to spend a morning. First of all the river is placid and quiet. Then you begin to see a bird here and onother there- actually I usually doin’t see them but Rafael [...]
Full StoryEarly 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 [...]
Full StoryBird Watching in El Fuerte
I call him “The Bird Man of Ocolome”. His name is Rafael. He is Ocolome Indian from thelittle village of Ocolome, and as he sits at the rear of the boat, you soon realize you are in the presence of a treasure-house of knowledge. Like he knows every plant and bird we are encountering. So, [...]
Full StoryOur Copper Canyon trips are about people
We partner in the Copper Canyon area with some great folks. One example is this father son team in El Fuerte, Chico and his son Sergio Villasenor. We sat out at the train station in El Fuerte last week and visited with Karen Catchpole (writer)and Eric Mohl (photograher). They are Trans-Americas Journey and I just spent [...]
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