Copper Canyon is one of Mexico’s best-kept secrets. Most people, when they first hear of it, ask, “Where is Copper Canyon, Mexico?” The answer is the key to understanding just how amazing the canyon is and what it has to offer the adventurous tourist. Nestled in the Sierra Madre Mountains of northwestern Mexico, straddling Chihuahua […]

Visit Chihuahua – see these two beautiful videos about the charms Chihuahua state has to offer. Mexico is a vibrant country and every state is wonderful to visit with different characteristics. Let’s begin with Chihuahua!      

The first annual Batopilas hosted Bike Rally was held on March 19th, 2011. This rally was created to highlight the alternate routes of adventure being created by the Batopilas/Guachochi and Urique municipalities in a joint effort to open up the area to more tourism, specifically adventure tourism. The rally began at 10am in Samachique with […]

A Realistic Perspective By a Canadian Visiting Mexico – My husband and I have just returned from a week’s vacation in Huatulco, Mexico. This lovely bay-scalloped stretch of the Pacific coastline lies far south of Acapulco, in the state of Oaxaca, roughly 3,500 kilometres from Juarez and the border towns where most of the drug-related […]

Mexico Plays Host to ASTA’s Chapter Presidents Council – Leaders meet Cancun and Mexico tourism officials Alexandria, Va., March 8, 2011—ASTA has announced that Cancun, Mexico, played host to ASTA’s Chapter Presidents Council’s (CPC) first meeting of the year, March 3-5. In addition to reviewing key issues relevant to ASTA’s chapters and members, the CPC […]

What you should really worry about when traveling to Mexico: Last weekend I was speaking at The Puerto Vallarta Writers Conference and while eating at the famed, endless Sunday brunch at the Sheraton Buganvilias Resort & Spa, I suddenly became very inspired to write. Since my laptop was up in the room, I grabbed what was […]

Peter Greenburg comments on the Saftey of Travel in Mexico. Peter Greenberg is one of the most trusted and influential figures in international travel. For decades, Greenberg has reported, edited, and produced for major media outlets such as: NBC’s Today, CNBC, MSNBC, ABC’s Good Morning America, America Online, and Men’s Health magazine. Greenberg runs a […]

Mexico’s President, Felipe Calderón, rung in the New Year by declaring 2011 to be the year of Mexican Tourism. Just a few weeks later, he embarked on a tour of his country with CBS Travel Correspondent, Peter Greenberg, to showcase the safety and rich travel opportunities in Mexico. Greenberg, one of the most influential figures […]

The Travel Weekly Show in Las Vegas was a great success! – Yolonda Fernandez spent the week of Feb. 14th to the 18th at the Travel Weekly show in Las Vegas, helping to promote the Copper Canyon region, and Batopilas in particular, as a destination within the canyons. We were in attendance with Ivan Fernandez, […]

March 6, 2011 Copper Canyon Run and Ultra Marathon: Program Information Wednesday, March 2: Runners/spectators/participants should arrive in the remote deep canyon town of Urique at the bottom of the Urique canyon. The local bus meets the train bringing passengers from Los Mochis from the west and Creel from the east, arriving in Urique at […]