Great video about the ‘Secret Forest’, the tropical deciduous forest that runs along the pacific coast of southern Sonora to Panama. It is disappearing at an alarming rate. Out of the 550,000 of this time of forest that flourished 400 years ago, only 10% remains. There is a foundation in El Fuerte, Sinaloa called ‘Patronato […]
Come visit Chihuahua!
Watch this video to see the beauty of the state of Chihuahua. Chihuahua state in Mexico has much to see and do and is safe for all tourists. The violence one hears about does not affect tourism and is confined to isolated areas where the cartels are fighting over control of the drug trade to […]
Visit Chihuahua video from the Mexico tourism board
Here is the latest video from the Mexico Tourism Board about visiting the state of Chihuahua showing some fantastic highlights from Batopilas. It is a beautiful state with much to offer, including the wonderous Copper Canyon. Come visit us today and ask about our Batopilas trips!
Copper Canyon – Creel, Chihuahua airport first stone is laid
The ground breaking ceremony of the new airport in Creel, Chihuahua, in the heart of Mexico’s Copper Canyon was on January 3rd, 2011. The new airport is estimated to be up and running by summer of 2013 at a cost of about $300,000,000 pesos. The governor of the state of Chihuahua, Cesar Duarte and the […]
By the Numbers – Mexico is still safer than the USA
U.S. – Mexico Crime Rate Comparison Being in the tourism industry in Mexico has been difficult this past year due to all the negative American media reports about the violence in Mexico. Unfortunately those headlines do not mention the relative violence inherent in the USA so people look at Mexico in shock, cancel their trips […]
Romayne Wheeler – The Pianist of the Sierra Madre
Here is an interesting article written by Jim Glendinning, an avid traveler and friend, who visited Romayne Wheeler in December of 2010. For more information about Romayne, please visit his website: www.romaynewheeler.org The Pianist of the Sierra by Jim Glendinning It is 5.00 a.m. on a cold December morning and I am sitting in […]
Simply Vallarta video talking about the safety of Mexico
Here is a video that Simply Vallarta put out recently that addresses the problems being caused by inaccurate and misleading media reports about Mexico’s safety. Although there are real issues here in Mexico involving the ongoing battle for control to supply the drug habits north of the border, one also needs to consider that the […]
Amigo Trails Travel launches their new website in the Sierra Madre
We’ve just finished the renovation of our Amigo Trails website and have inaugurated it today! We sincerely hope you all enjoy the new site and do check back to our blog from time to time as we’ll post anything relevant happening in the Copper Canyon and Mexico in general here.
Guadalupe Day in Mexico
DEC 12: Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe) — Nationwide. The most important holiday in Mexico in which millions of pilgrims converge on the Mexico City Basilica of the country’s patron saint to pay tribute. The square in front of the Basilica is a stage for singing, dancing and […]
Divisadero Cable Car in the Sierra Madre now open
The Divisadero Cable Car is finally open! It was inaugurated today in an historic event that will be remembered for ever more. This new ‘teleferico’ will be the longest in the world and it is only at its half way mark now. For more information visit ToursPac website. Parque de Aventura Barrancas del Cobre Información […]