Copper Canyon Photo Gallery

Barranca del Cobre,  Chihuahua,  Mexico


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  1. First sight of Copper Canyon from the railway at El Divisidero 
  2. Creel, Chihuahua state, elevation: 2338 m., 7660 ft. 
  3. Gumisachic, Tarahumara settlement on the high plateau near Creel 
  4. Tarahumara girl tends goats at her camp along the canyon road;  Close-Up Image
  5. Río Batopilas near the bottom of the canyon near La Bufa. 


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  6. Camping beside the Río Batopilas at La Bufa 
  7. Cactus in the canyon contrast with pines on the top 
  8. The Tarahumara's goats roam the canyon's steep slopes 
  9. Sunshine seldom reaches the bottom of the narrow canyon 
 10. Outside of La Bufa, a side stream enters the Batopilas.


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 11. Near the side stream, a long abandoned stone house
 12. And still-working gold mining rigs in the old Spanish design
 13. A new resident has renewed the search for sparce gold dust in the streams
 14. A crude smelter separates mercury from the gold it collects;  Large JPG
 15. An ancient suspension bridge spans the Batopilas below La Bufa


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 16. Across the river, natives carry supplies up the cliff sides  Large JPG
 17. A Tarahumara goat herd stops for a quiet rest.
 18. Overhanging rocks make a winter home for this Tarahumara family  Large JPG
 19. A crude hand loom is used to weave black goat's wool.
 20. Goat hide, kapok, and a Tarahumara family look up out of the canyon  Large JPG;  Close-Up Image

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