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Chicago Travel and Adventure Show
Last weekend we worked with the Mexico Tourism Board at the Chicago Travel and Adventure Show at Rosemont and it was one of the best we have attended. Some 20,000 people flowed through the doors and took in displays from India to Kansas to Copper Canyon- us! People flocked to see Samantha Brown, witness a [...]
Full StoryThe barefoot runners of Porochi ejido
Recently on one of our train trips to Copper Canyon, I “ran” across several young Raramuri guys who are beginning to win races around Mexico- like 100K races. They live in a remote ejido above Cerocahui, just south of the Bahuichivo stop on the Copper Canyon train. This was a contact that I have been [...]
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Recently we were enjoying a traditional “discada” with an Authentic Copper Canyon group high above the Sierra Madre canyons prepared by Lola Mancinas. It was delicious- meat, peppers, vegetables, avocado, fresh tortillas and pico- wonderful. Lola’s brother (she is from a family of 13 or so) showed up and helped with lunch. Geronimo is a [...]
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