Travel Eye on Barranca del Cobre/Copper Canyon (Mexico)

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Overview

Not far south of the Mexico-United States border in the Mexican State of Chihuahua lies an extensive system of deep gorges and canyons known as Barranca del Cobre or as it is popularly called, The Copper Canyon. Hidden away in the northwestern Sierra Madre this system of 5-6 deep canyons comprise an area larger than the Grand Canyon of Arizona and in some of the canyons the depths descend down 300-400 feet deeper than the lowest point in the Grand Canyon. This area is the homeland of the Raramuri, the Tarahumara Indians. The Tarahumara are still living virtually unchanged for the last 200-300 years. This second largest group of North American native people live with the land in their traditional life-style and extended family groups. They farm small plots of land where they raise corn, beans and squash and some livestock. Shunning most of the outside world and living in simple rock and log cabins and some still inhabiting caves and cliff shelters, the Tarahumara preserve their simple lifestyle. Their name, Raramuri, means foot runners and they are well known for running & walking long distances over many days.

Locality

Barranca del Cobre lies in Chihuahua City close to the US border.

Entertainment/Activities/Things To Do:

Popular Attractions at the Copper Canyon include:

Chihuahua al Pacifico Railway - One of the most scenic train trips in the world, it plunges travelers into 85 tunnels and over 37 bridges through Mexico's Copper Canyon.
Attraction type: Scenic railroad

Batopilas Canyon - A beautiful and seldom-seen region located along the scenic Copper Canyon route.
Attraction type: Canyon

Sierra Tarahumara , Copper Canyon
Attraction type: Canyon; Mountain

Recohuata Hot Spring - Visitors can relax and soak in any of three pools formed by these natural hot springs.
Attraction type: Hot spring/geyser

Huapoca Canyon - Dramatic canyonland that contains archeological remains of the great Paquime culture that flourished in early 14th-century Mexico.
Attraction type: Canyon; Ancient ruins