San Ignacio's main road leads into the Valle de las Ranas y los Hongos, 2km from the western edge of town and named for its respectively fat-and-squashed and thin-but-big-headed rhyolite rocks. A soft type of rock, the formations are the result of centuries of water and wind erosion. Rarámuri women and children sell artesania (folk art) along the rocks. Admission is included in the San Ignacio entrance fee (M$45).
Valle de las Ranas y los Hongos
The Copper Canyon & Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacífico
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
2.3 MILES
Around 7km east of San Ignacio's town center, through verdant farmland, is the Valle de los Monjes. A spectacular outcrop of vertical red rock formations…
1.88 MILES
Meaning 'Horseshoe' in Rarámuri, the peaceful waters of this U-shaped lake reflect the surrounding pines and rock formations. Paddleboats can be rented…
9.96 MILES
Sitting alongside the Cusárare Mission church, this museum holds an exceptional collection of colonial religious paintings.
9.93 MILES
This mission was built by Jesuits in 1741 as a religious meeting place as well as a school to teach the locals Spanish and different trades. In 1826…
0.31 MILES
This simple stone church was built in the 18th century as a Jesuit mission, used to periodically give mass to, well, the masses. No priest lived here full…
Museo de Arte Popular de Chihuahua
1.99 MILES
Offers excellent exhibits with text in English on local history and Rarámuri culture and crafts. Here you’ll see gorgeous woven baskets, traditional…
Nearby The Copper Canyon & Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacífico attractions
0.31 MILES
This simple stone church was built in the 18th century as a Jesuit mission, used to periodically give mass to, well, the masses. No priest lived here full…
1.88 MILES
Meaning 'Horseshoe' in Rarámuri, the peaceful waters of this U-shaped lake reflect the surrounding pines and rock formations. Paddleboats can be rented…
3. Museo de Arte Popular de Chihuahua
1.99 MILES
Offers excellent exhibits with text in English on local history and Rarámuri culture and crafts. Here you’ll see gorgeous woven baskets, traditional…
2.3 MILES
Around 7km east of San Ignacio's town center, through verdant farmland, is the Valle de los Monjes. A spectacular outcrop of vertical red rock formations…
9.93 MILES
This mission was built by Jesuits in 1741 as a religious meeting place as well as a school to teach the locals Spanish and different trades. In 1826…
9.96 MILES
Sitting alongside the Cusárare Mission church, this museum holds an exceptional collection of colonial religious paintings.