Copper canyon
Sep 17, 2016, 3:39 pm
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Copper canyon
Has anyone here been to Barrances del Cobre / Copper Canyon? I'm waiting for the Creel city airport to start flights but it sounds like a fascinating place.
Sep 18, 2016, 9:51 am
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The most colorful way of going to the Copper Canyon is using the "ChePe" train, riding one way between Los Mochis, Sinaloa and Chihuahua city, Chihuahua, with a stop someplace like Creel or Divisadero. Creel, nearly at 8,000 feet, may not be getting a commercial flight for some time.
Sep 18, 2016, 11:09 am
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Barrancas del Cobre, in some areas deeper and larger than the Grand Canyon and dwelling place for the Rarámuri ("Tarahumara") people. Link.
The most colorful way of going to the Copper Canyon is using the "ChePe" train, riding one way between Los Mochis, Sinaloa and Chihuahua city, Chihuahua, with a stop someplace like Creel or Divisadero. Creel, nearly at 8,000 feet, may not be getting a commercial flight for some time.
The most colorful way of going to the Copper Canyon is using the "ChePe" train, riding one way between Los Mochis, Sinaloa and Chihuahua city, Chihuahua, with a stop someplace like Creel or Divisadero. Creel, nearly at 8,000 feet, may not be getting a commercial flight for some time.
Sep 19, 2016, 11:24 am
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Barrancas del Cobre, in some areas deeper and larger than the Grand Canyon and dwelling place for the Rarámuri ("Tarahumara") people. Link.
The most colorful way of going to the Copper Canyon is using the "ChePe" train, riding one way between Los Mochis, Sinaloa and Chihuahua city, Chihuahua, with a stop someplace like Creel or Divisadero. Creel, nearly at 8,000 feet, may not be getting a commercial flight for some time.
The most colorful way of going to the Copper Canyon is using the "ChePe" train, riding one way between Los Mochis, Sinaloa and Chihuahua city, Chihuahua, with a stop someplace like Creel or Divisadero. Creel, nearly at 8,000 feet, may not be getting a commercial flight for some time.
Sep 21, 2016, 10:32 am
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The elite service was the international Aztec Eagle, between Mexico City and St. Louis MO. I rode it a number of times (via San Luís Potosí, Monterey, Laredo, SAN Antonio, etc.)
The quirky was "El Calamazo" as it was called, an autocar made in Kalamazoo that ran in the south.
The Cuernavaca - Mexico City steam narrow gauge (via Tepotzlán) took over four hours, but was a blast from the past with great scenery (train as seen in the original "The Magnificent Seven")
In the 1970s we took the overnight sleeper (1940s Pullman) from the city to Guadalajara.
Sep 21, 2016, 2:44 pm
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True. We used to have a number of trains with passenger service.
The elite service was the international Aztec Eagle, between Mexico City and St. Louis MO. I rode it a number of times (via San Luís Potosí, Monterey, Laredo, SAN Antonio, etc.)
The quirky was "El Calamazo" as it was called, an autocar made in Kalamazoo that ran in the south.
The Cuernavaca - Mexico City steam narrow gauge (via Tepotzlán) took over four hours, but was a blast from the past with great scenery (train as seen in the original "The Magnificent Seven")
In the 1970s we took the overnight sleeper (1940s Pullman) from the city to Guadalajara.
The elite service was the international Aztec Eagle, between Mexico City and St. Louis MO. I rode it a number of times (via San Luís Potosí, Monterey, Laredo, SAN Antonio, etc.)
The quirky was "El Calamazo" as it was called, an autocar made in Kalamazoo that ran in the south.
The Cuernavaca - Mexico City steam narrow gauge (via Tepotzlán) took over four hours, but was a blast from the past with great scenery (train as seen in the original "The Magnificent Seven")
In the 1970s we took the overnight sleeper (1940s Pullman) from the city to Guadalajara.
Sep 21, 2016, 5:18 pm
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