Nature Reserves in Chiapas

Chiapas is an eco-holiday paradise, with a great number of nature and biosphere reserves to explore. These include Agua Azul falls, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Huehuetan and Cantón el Cairo, La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve, Las Guacamayas, the Misol-Ha waterfall, the beautiful Lagunas de Montebello (Montebello Lakes), Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve and Laguna Miramar, Selva El Ocote Biosphere Reserve, the spectacular Sumidero Canyon and the Tacana Volcano and Parrot’s Peak area on the Guatemalan border.

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Copper Canyon

Mexico’s Copper Canyon or the Barranca del Cobre lies in the north-western Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico. The canyon area, in reality a series of several different canyons, are much greater in width and depth than even the Grand Canyon to the north. Main access is via El Chepe, the Chihuahua al Pacifico railway.

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Major Canyons, Copper Canyon

A description of the major canyons of Mexico’s Copper Canyon (Barrancas del Cobre) system: Urique, Batopilas, Sinforosa, Candameña, Huapoca, Oteros and Chinipas Canyons.

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Chihuahua Overview

The northern Mexican state of Chihuahua is Mexico’s largest, and it lies in the rugged and arid northern desert area just south of the U.S. border. Principal cities and attractions in Chihuahua include the city of Chihuahua (state capital), the ruins of Paquime and pottery of Mata Ortiz in the Casas Grandes area, and trips on El Chepe railroad through the awesome Copper Canyon, territory of the Tarahumara (Raramuri) indians.

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