Bird Watching in El Fuerte
I call him “The Bird Man of Ocolome”. His name is Rafael. He is Ocolome Indian from thelittle village of Ocolome, and as he sits at the rear of the boat, you soon realize you are in the presence of a...
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So this guy Rafael knows every bird on the Rio Fuerte, and continues to mutter “Common Black Hawk” and “Tiger Heron” and on and on as we float down away from the little village of Ocolome. The Ocolomes...
View ArticleA Little Serenade on the Bus in Copper Canyon
Usually we take a bus or van out of Copper Canyon because the train schedule is very late getting into Chihuahua City. It gives a different view of the open land as you come out of the Sierras. So we...
View ArticleBison at Rancho Uno
North of the Copper Canyon area theChihuahuan Desert stretches for miles and miles up into the US. Near the town of Janos, The Nature Conservancy runs a 40,000 acre place called Rancho Uno. This place...
View ArticleBird Watching in El Fuerte
Bird Watching on the Rio Fuerte is featured in a new video from a recent Authentic Copper Canyon trip. This is an amazing way to spend a morning. First of all the river is placid and quiet. Then you...
View ArticleTrans Americas Journey- Part 7 from Copper Canyon
Karen and Eric of Trans Americas Journey at Paquime. Karen and Eric of Trans Anericas Journey took the loooooong road from up in the Sierras out to the foot of the Copper Canyon area at El Fuerte last...
View ArticleOur Team in Copper Canyon: Chico Villasenor
Chico Villasenor, El Fuerte at the foot of Copper Canyon, Several years ago I met a young man at the El Fuerte train station (on the CHEPE line that runs through Copper Canyon– the station is 3 miles...
View ArticleTop Ten Reasons to Travel the Copper Canyon Train
This great place awaits curious travelers now …and what a joy it is to be able to introduce our guests to its wonders: 1. Copper Canyon is so huge. It is hard to get your mind around how vast this...
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