Copper Canyon
Date: Saturday, June 03
Topic: Attractions
Copper Canyon is a canyon system in the Sierra Tarahumara in the southwestern part of the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. This canyon system is larger and deeper than the Grand Canyon in the neighbouring United States, although the Grand Canyon is larger overall than any of the individual canyons of the Copper Canyon system.
The system is transversed by the Chihuahua al Pacífico railroad, known by the nickname "Chepe." It is both an important transportation system for locals and a draw for tourists.
There are actually six separate canyons in the Copper Canyon system, each of which is spectacular in its own right. Mexico established the Copper Canyon National Park to showcase this remote but beautiful area.
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