Mexico
Copper Canyon
The Chepe rides through canyon country that runs deeper than the Grand Canyon.
The train leans out over one gorge, tunnels through the shoulder of the next, and keeps doing it for hours. Copper Canyon is not a place you stand before; it is a system you travel through.
Copper Canyon is a network of deep Sierra Madre gorges rather than a single chasm, linked by the Chepe railway's highland stations and viewpoints across Chihuahua and Sinaloa. This is Rarámuri country, and visits and purchases sit best on locally led routes. The railway's own dining car recreates the flavours of the sierra, a rolling introduction to the region's kitchen.
Solo
Ride the Chepe between highland stations and build in canyon-rim nights.
Friends
Share the rail journey and locally led routes into Rarámuri country.
- Copper Canyon is a network of deep Sierra Madre gorges rather than one single canyon.
- The Chepe railway links highland stations and canyon viewpoints across Chihuahua and Sinaloa.
- Rarámuri communities live throughout the region; visits and purchases should follow locally led routes.
The Chepe's dining car recreates the sierra's flavours, chiles pasados among them, as the gorges pass the window.
Rarámuri cooking turns on corn, beans and squash: pinole, esquiate and tortillas of native maize.
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