357 km/222 m – Today we continue our southward journey on Hwy 15D taking us past Ciudad Obregon and Navojoa. We turn inland at El Carrizo onto I-14 and our final destination, the Bugambilias Hotel (GPS 26.41019 N, 108.62633 W), in El Fuerte. Dan & Lisa first stayed in March 2016 on their 90 Day Mexican adventure. Along the way we have scheduled body breaks, a fuel stop and lunch on the road. This will be dry camping at the hotel and is very secure.
Arriving in the afternoon and following set up you will meet your Copper Canyon Guide from Authentic Mexican Travel who will be with you for the next 4 days. Your tour will include the train to the Copper Canyon, visiting the town of Creel and village of Divisadero in Chihuahua, experience Tarahumara communities first hand, a spectacular cable car ride and much more. Your Wagon Masters will remain behind with the RVs and pets while you enjoy this unique Copper Canyon experience with the Tail-Gunners will be joining you on this adventure.
El Fuerte, meaning “The Fort”, was named “Pueblo Mágico” (“Magical Town”) in 2009. The city was founded in 1563 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco de Ibarra, the first explorer of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. The city serves as a gateway to the popular Barranca de Cobre (Copper Canyon) situated in the nearby state of Chihuahua. There are no easily travelled roads to the Copper Canyon from west of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Visitors take the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico railway, a few miles south of town. The route is on the Chihuahua-Pacific Railroad, or ChePe, which passes through the scenic Copper Canyon, from Chihuahua, Chihuahua to the northeast, to Los Mochis, Sinaloa, near the Gulf of California, to the southwest.
