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The 5 States of Adventure Travel in Mexico
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 21 October 2011
Mexico has great beaches, world class diving and awesome water sports but it is en route to positioning itself as one of the top adventure destinations in the world.
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Un Estrella Mas – Chihuahua
Blog: The Mexile - 1 September 2010
The Bicentenario draws closer. Sixteen days and counting. The decorations are up in the Zocalo and months, nay years, of preparations are about to bear fruit. Televisa have been broadcasting a series of short films for months celebrating Mexico. Here’s … Continue reading →
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Journey to the Bottom of the Continent
Blog: Say Yes to Tacos - 21 May 2010
So, I spent the last week at the bottom of the deepest canyon system in North America, the Barranca del Cobre ...
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Is Mexico Really A Dangerous Travel Destination?
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 24 April 2010
It was my birthday and I was in Chihuahua, the last place in Mexico that I wanted to be. The city had been all over the news. Worried about the number of students who head to Mexico for spring break, in March the U.S. State Department had issued a travel warning that strongly advised against [...]
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Camping and Hiking at Basaseachi Falls – Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico (Part 7)
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 2 December 2009
Basaseachi Falls is not technically inside the official boundaries of the Copper Canyon Natural Park (Parque Natural Barranca del Cobre) but it’s close enough for us. Actually the 812 foot cascade–which is the second highest waterfall in Mexico and/or the highest year-round waterfall in Mexico (depending on who you ask) and the 28th highest in the world–is the center piece of its own park, the Basaseachi Falls National Park. And rightly so. This gorgeous unbroken ribbon of water that made us think of Yosemite Falls, the seventh highest waterfall in the world, more than once.
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World’s Best Blue Corn Tortillas – Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico (Part 1)
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 10 November 2009
Though you can get on the CHEPE train for a trip through the Copper Canyon starting in Chihuahua city, we decided to drive our truck part of the way into the region (this is a road trip after all) and we were glad we did if only for the chance to drive through the scenery between Creel and Cusárare. Many visitors choose to stay in Creel because it has quite a few hotel and restaurant options and a kind of backpacker hangout vibe.
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All Aboard El Chepe – Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 9 November 2009
It’s easy to get swept up in the awesome mountain scenery that reveals itself around every bend, but the train that takes you through the Copper Canyon (Barrancas del Cobre in Spanish) is a marvel in and of itself: 408 miles of track with 86 tunnels and 37 bridges (one spans a chasm at more than 1,000 feet above the canyon floor). During one unbelievable eight mile stretch the train make a series of three 180 degree turns (one over a bridge and two in tunnels) in order to change altitude by more than 1,000 feet–a mind-blowing rate for a train.
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Ay, Chi hua why! – Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 8 November 2009
To be honest, the first time we visited the city of Chihuahua back in December we were surprised at how clean and orderly and historic this city is. Oh, and how pointy the cowboy boots are. Mate a stiletto with a traditional cowboy boot and you begin to get the idea. Make them baby blue or mint green or tangerine and made out of alligator skin and/or manta ray and you’ve hit the jackpot, so to speak.
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Over the Border – El Paso to Casa Grandes, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 7 November 2009
We’ve done it plenty of times but we still feel a twinge of uneasiness whenever we cross a border. The sense of being in a no-man’s land where the rules are not your own and they come in a language you barely understand (yes, our Spanish still sucks) is bound is to create some tension. Before re-entering Mexico this time we picked up Dave Hensleigh from Authentic Copper Canyon (he’s in the midst of a serious web site upgrade so excuse the work in progress).
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The Copper Canyon railway
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 29 April 2009
As well as the natural wonders, the other reason the Copper Canyon is famous is for the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico (CHEPE for short), better known in English as the Copper Canyon railway. The Sierra Madre Occidental is the huge mountain range that runs down the western side of Mexico, dividing the central plain from the [...]
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The road to Batopilas
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 27 April 2009
After the spectacular views from Divisadero, I really didn’t think the canyon get could get any better. I was wrong. The road to Batopilas is even more impressive. We left at 7.30am on the public bus (in true Mexican fashion, it was blaring frantic Mexican pop music out of all its speakers even at this early [...]
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The Copper Canyon: Breathtaking
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 25 April 2009
With the busy period of Easter safely out of the way, I was looking forward to being more spontaneous during my period in the Copper Canyon. I figured five days would give me enough time to see the canyon, and get to do a fair bit of hiking done. Turns out that was a mistake [...]
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Baroque fatigue
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 22 April 2009
Thanks to a stupid mistake when reading the bus timetable, I ended up breaking the journey between Guanajuato and Zacatecas with a night in Aguascalientes. I think coming straight after Guanajuato any city would have struggled to compete; Aguascalientes didn’t even come close. Still, it gave me a chance to have a quite evening in [...]
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