Allen’s travelogue

Raramuri woman outside cave dwelling

Raramuri woman outside cave dwelling

Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico

Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico

A vast series of five canyons, three of them deeper than the Grand Canyon, lies in the Sierra Madres of northern Mexico, accessible by the famed Copper Canyon rail lines.

Village Marker

Village Marker

Marker in Spanish, Mayan, and ancient Maya glyphs marking the village of 20 de Noviembre, Campeche, Mexico.

Maya home

Maya home

Traditional house and mode of transportation in the Maya village of 20 de Noviembre.

Breakfast is Served

Breakfast is Served

Huipil-clad woman serving Brazo de Reina in the Maya village of 20 de Noviembre.

The Chocolate-Maker

The Chocolate-Maker

Woman making chocolate with a batidora in the Maya village of 20 de Noviembre.

Out for a Stroll

Out for a Stroll

Animals outnumber people on the main street in the village of 20 de Noviembre.

Margarita, the Seamstress

Margarita, the Seamstress

Margarita demonstrates her skill at cross-stitch in the Maya village of 20 de Noviembre.

Hammock-Maker

Hammock-Maker

Augustin, a hammock-maker, shows off his loom and his skill in the village of 20 de Noviembre.

Allen Cox

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

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

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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.

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