Allen’s travelogue

Boulder on a Pedestal

Boulder on a Pedestal

One of the rock formations in Valle de Los Hongos near Creel

Valley of the Mushrooms

Valley of the Mushrooms

Valle de Los Hongos near Creel

Mission Cusarare Interior

Mission Cusarare Interior

Interior of church at Mission Cusarare with Raramuri motifs decorating the walls.

Mission Cusarare

Mission Cusarare

Austere 18th Century mission in a Raramuri settlement near Creel, Mexico

Selling Baskets

Selling Baskets

Raramuris selling baskets at Divisadero on the canyon rim

Basket Weaver

Basket Weaver

Raramuri woman weaving pine-needle baskets outside train depot in Creel, Mexico

Raramuri Village

Raramuri Village

Near Creel, Mexico

Craft vendor

Craft vendor

Raramuri woman selling crafts in cave dwelling

Cusarare Canyon

Cusarare Canyon

Cliffs above Cascada de Cusarare near Copper Canyon

Ascent to the Land of the Raramuri

Story written 9 February 2008

Ascending Mexico's Copper Canyon by train, the journey is the magic.

Allen Cox

Allen Cox has been a member since 21 January 2008 and goes by allencox.

Currently in Washington (the state, not D.C.).

Subscriber since January 2008!

I am a freelance writer specializing travel, culture, and lifestyle. My travel writing tends to focus on green travel, geo/cultural tourism, low-impact adventure travel, nature, and sustainable communities. I also write fiction and am searching for a home for a recently completed literary novel entitled Salvation.

You can also find Allen at www.allencox.org.