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RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by Grahamapoole 07 May 2012

Keithr - Hi - saw neither cops nor tourists in Batopilas - it is virtually impossible to do the return trip in a day from Creel. Certainly…
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by keithr 07 May 2012

From # 10, above: "But am amazed to read that there were more tourists in Batopilas, we were just 2 and could find no-one to share the…
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by Aloysius 07 May 2012

Sancho, tough questions to answer about "standard" and "normal" itinerary and days. Many spend just a couple of days, others weeks. Much…
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by carracar 07 May 2012

That would be a week-ten days for a reasonably paced trip, with a couple stopovers...carracar
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by carracar 07 May 2012

If your unwilling to fly...Give it a week by bus to Mochis/El Fuerte & a return from Creel/Cd.Ch...carracar
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by Grahamapoole 07 May 2012

SanchPanza1 - I cannot claim to be an expert on the Copper Canyon region, my wife and I have spent over 25 yrs in latin America though.…
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by SanchoPanza1 07 May 2012

Grahm -- At times I've thought about taking the Copper Canyon train ride. A basic question -- do you know -- coming from Calif. what would…
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by carracar 07 May 2012

If so ... I'm glad I visited..."back when"...carracar
Re: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by 1969 06 May 2012

New road blacktopped?
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by Aloysius 06 May 2012

There are fewer tourists in Urique than in Batopilas, generally a lot fewer. Batopilas must have about 8 hotels these days. Tourism will…
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by Grahamapoole 05 May 2012

We didn't have enough time to do both so clearly your opinion about their relative beauty is valuable. The nearest station to Urique is…
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by keithr 05 May 2012

Thanks for the report, Grahamapoole. While that road is under construction, people wanting to go to the bottom of the canyons should…
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by CascadeBob 05 May 2012

"also spending a full day in Chihuahua was great." Unusual comment. Most tourists avoid Chihuahua (which is kind of my home-away-from-home…
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by Grahamapoole 04 May 2012

Yes, there is an indirect route which seems to take closer to 9 hours, than 5 hours. We spoke to the bus driver (we rented a car + driver)…
RE: Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by carracar 04 May 2012

Do you happen to know if there will be a indirect route with bus service ??? carracar
Road Closed to Batopilas from Creel in Copper Canyon

by Grahamapoole 04 May 2012

We travelled to the delightful mining town of Batopilas, deep in the canyon, returning on April 26th - the last day that the direct road…
RE: El Chepe Train - Canyon del Cobre - Baja California

by CascadeBob 22 March 2012

El Chepe (an acronym standing for the Chihuahua y Pacifico Express) is usually listed as one of the top ten best train trips in the world.…
Re: Tarahumara mountains, Mexico

by jkbc 08 January 2012

I wanted to ride that, but I was there in 2007 with only a paper map that didn't show any roads up there, and a GPS with no map data on…
Tarahumara mountains, Mexico

by salva2africa 07 January 2012

Hi friends, anybody has cycled from Los Mochis to Cooper Canyon? Los Mochis to Choix is paved and from there starts a kind of rough-stony…
RE: Copper Canyon

by CascadeBob 28 November 2011

The folks at Margarita's in Creel can help you out with mule/horse rides, hikes into the canyons, etc. If you have ten days, you have…
RE: Our Itinerary and Route from Seattle to Argentina

by CascadeBob 06 September 2011

Thanks for the info kobuslife. Sounds like you are well equipped and prepared for your journey. I agree with everything bowneline says…
RE: Omo Valley

by cardonbarbon 02 September 2011

Well is certainly a question of what to do. Specially since I am a photographer and I am very interested in basically to see how traditional…
RE: Urique - any recommendations for similar places?

by CascadeBob 02 August 2011

A second for El Fuerte (which is also a pueblo magico). Also in the canyons is Batopilas. Be aware that next month starts rainy season…
Copper Canyon (Barranca del Cobre) guide

by neilsedaka 30 March 2011

If you looking to do the amazing hike from Batopilas to Urique in the Copper Canyon I can highly recommend the guide we used. You can…
Re: Ideas from Copper canyn to Mexico City

by gjbailey 14 March 2011

I agree with carracar. Take the bus from Los Mochis to El Fuerte and board the tren the next day at a more convenient hour. On the ride…