Barrancas del Cobre Features

Barrancas del Cobre Features

• Top Reasons to Go to Barrancas del Cobre
  

  The train ride down: The Chihuahua al Pacífico railroad allows you to cut a direct path through this dramatic landscape.... read more

• Beyond the Train Ride
  

  Hiking in the Copper Canyon is fantastic if you take the proper precautions. Mexico's Copper Canyon Country, by M. John Fayhee, is a good source... read more

• Copper Canyon Background
  

  The canyons of the Sierra Tarahumara, as this portion of the Sierra Madre Occidental is known, form part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a belt... read more

• Copper Canyon Train Ride
  

  The Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico passes through 87 tunnels and crosses 39 bridges on its journey through the canyon. The diverse... read more

• The Tarahumara: People of the Land
  

  Mexico's largest state was once heavily populated by the Tarahumara, close relatives of the Pima Indians of southern Arizona. They are renowned... read more