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Photo Gallery: Mexico's Copper Canyon: a journey in 35 pictures (Geri Anderson)
The 100-mile road which winds from Creel, elevation 7,500 feet, to Batopilas, 1,650 feet, is narrow and — at points — treacherous, especially in the last 30 or so miles. This part of Mexico's Copper Canyon is remote and rugged. © Geri Anderson 2001.
At points along the way, the 100-mile road which winds through Mexico's Copper Canyon from Creel to Batopilas snakes along the Rio Batopilas. © Geri Anderson 2001.
The vistas of the Copper Canyon in Mexico are awesome at almost every turn. This seven-tier rock formation is nicknamed The Wedding Cake. © Geri Anderson 2001.
Most food products and other goods must be hauled to the Copper Canyon town of Batopilas by truck. At the bottom of the most treacherous inclines are small shrines where truckers stop and give thanks with a prayer or lighted candle. © Geri Anderson 2001.
Roads in the Copper Canyon of Mexico are narrow and sinuous. At the bottom of the most treacherous inclines are small shrines where truckers stop and give thanks with a prayer or lighted candle. The shrine bears the words "Virgen de Guadalupe Bendice Nuestro Camino." © Geri Anderson 2001.
Mountain goats inhabit the rugged terrain of Mexico's splendid Copepr Canyon. © Geri Anderson 2001.
My arrival in La Bufa in Mexico's Copper Canyon increased its population to 11. I understand that the town now has more than 50 residents. © Geri Anderson 2001.
Mount La Bufa is a distinctive landmark in the Copper Canyon of Mexico. It reminded me of an ice cream sundae © Geri Anderson 2001.
The Rio Batopilas flows through La Bufa, Chihuahua once a busy copper mining center in Mexico's Copper Canyon. © Geri Anderson 2001.
The hillsides near La Bufa in the Copper canyon of Mexico are scattered with open mine shafts and rustic miners' cabins such as this one. © Geri Anderson 2001.
From the guest house, I hired a Tarahumara Indian and his dog to guide me up into the mountains surrounding Mexico's Copper Canyon. © Geri Anderson 2001.
The Taramuhara Indians of Mexico known for their skill and endurance in running. They climb these rocky trails of the rugged Copper Canyon wearing sandals with soles made from rubber tires, fastened with a few pieces of leather. © Geri Anderson 2001.
Even with my high tech hiking boots, I was unable to keep up with my Tarahumara guide as he took me along narrow trails in Mexico's rugged Copper Canyon. He had many opportunities to sit and wait for me to catch up. © Geri Anderson 2001.
The Taramuhara men of Mexico wear cotton shirts with full, gathered sleeves an a skirt that folds diaper-like between the legs and dips to a point in the back. © Geri Anderson 2001.
In summer, the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico live high in the mountains in caves or one-room cabins of roughly hewn logs. In winter, they move down into the canyon where the weather is milder. © Geri Anderson 2001.
A shy people, unaccustomed to visitors, the Tarahumara residing here were out of sight upon my arrival. My guide had warned them with shouts of AHOOOO and WHOOOO. I felt like an unwelcome intruder, because I was. © Geri Anderson 2001.
Lodging in Mexico's Copper Canyon tends toward the rustic and quaint. This is the guest house in La Bufa taken from high on the mountainside. © Geri Anderson 2001.
While most of Mexico's Taramuhara live at subsistence level, raising corn and foraging for food among the 200 edible plants and fruits that grow in the Copper Canyon, some work as guides or service people in Creel, La Bufa and Batopilas. © Geri Anderson 2001.
By choice, the Taramuhara oof Mexico resist modern civilization; photos of women and children are rare. This woman was visiting the guest house owner in the Copper Canyon town of La Bufa. © Geri Anderson 2001.
This young Tarahumara is one of the estimated 50,000 Indians who inhabit the hills and canyons of Mexico's rugged Copper Canyon in Chihuahua. © Geri Anderson 2001.
A Taramuhara youth visiting La Bufa in the Copper Canyon of Mexico. © Geri Anderson 2001.
The Rio Batopilas on the outskirts of the villagein Mexico's spectacular Copper Canyon. © Geri Anderson 2001.
Burros are more common than automobiles on the streets of Batopilas, Chihuahua in the majestic Copper Canyon. Dusty trucks and Mexican cowboys on horseback share the narrow lanes. © Geri Anderson 2001.
Picturesque adobe homes line a narrow street in Batopilas, Chihuahua one of the most remote towns in Mexico, situated in the Copper Canyon. © Geri Anderson 2001.
This grandiose hotel, called The Riverside Lodge, was built in the early 1990s as a retreat for adventure travelers. There are several modest hotels and guest houses in Batopilas. © Geri Anderson 2001.
Ruins of an old hacienda near Batopilas, operated from 1880 to 1911 by American silver magnate, Alexander Shepard, were visible from the edge of town. The workers at this hacienda extracted more than 19 million ounces of silver from the nearby hills. © Geri Anderson 2001.
Under this bundle of corn stalks is a diminutive Tarahumara man who has walked for 12 hours, carrying his produce to town where he'll exchange it for perhaps some sugar and other necessities. © Geri Anderson 2001.
A private, unrestored hacienda in the Copper Canyon area of Chihuahua, Mexico. © Geri Anderson 2001.
The exterior of a private, unrestored hacienda in the Copper Canyon area of Chihuahua, Mexico. © Geri Anderson 2001.
Interior ruins, and detail of construction stonework in a private, unrestored hacienda. It is located in the Copper Canyon area of Chihuahua, Mexico. © Geri Anderson 2001.
With tourism increasing, the Taramuhara women of the Copper Canyon make dolls and sell them to tourists at train stops. © Geri Anderson 2001.

Chihuahua is a land of magnificent scenery — mountains, canyons, deserts and fresh, clean, clear air. Its spectacular canyons are the biggest in North America. Within the canyons are beautiful waterfalls, one of which is the highest in Mexico. Chihuahua also contains fertile valleys — orchards and crop fields that were coaxed from the desert by the persistence of hardworking, warm, and loyal people.

Click for interactive map of Chihuahua

The state of Chihuahua is located in the north of Mexico, on the Northwest Central Plain. It is bordered to the north and northeast by the United States, to the west and south by the state of Sonora, and to the southeast by the state of Sinaloa. Chihuahua covers a surface area of 244,938 square kilometers, making it the largest state in Mexico. Its climate is dry to semi-arid, though there is regular rainfall and occasional extremes in temperature. The average annual temperature is 68º F.

About the State of Chihuahua

Exploring the State of Chihuahua

Colonial era hotel in Parral de Hidalgo
© Tony Burton, 2000

Chihuahua Culture, Art and  History

The Cuisine of Chihuahua

Tarahumara woman of the Copper Canyon
© Geri Anderson, 2001

Books about Chihuahua

People of Chihuahua

Picture Galleries: Original Photographs of the State of Chihuahua

Published or Updated on: October 1, 2009 by Mexconnect Staff © 2009
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