COPPER CANYON TRAIN RIDE

WHEN I WAS ABOUT 18 I TRAVELLED TO THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS IN MEXICO. I TOOK A BUS FROM OHIO TO TIJUANA, MEXICO AND THEN ANOTHER BUS TO THE FIELD SCHOOL. IT WAS THREE MONTHS LONG. THE NEXT YEAR I TRAVELLED THROUGHOUT MEXICO . I TOOK THIS UNUSUAL TRAIN TRIP FROM CHIHUAHUA TO LOS MOCHIS. IT TOOK 90 YEARS TO COMPLETE AND COST $90 MILLION DOLLARS. AT THE TIME I TOOK THIS RIDE IT HAD NO AIR CONDITIONING AND THE RIDE COST ABOUT $10. IT COVERS OVER 390 MILES IN LENGTH AND CROSSES 39 BRIDGES AND 86 TUNNELS. I REMEMBER THE TRAIN BUMPED A COW OFF THE TRACK!

MANY CHILDREN WERE RIDING ON THE TRAIN. I BROUGHT SOME FOOD AND SHARED IT WITH SOME OF THEM. THEY HAD NO FOOD ON THE TRAIN. IT TOOK 14 HOURS. IT STOPS AT 7 VILLAGES WHERE WOMEN SELL HOMEMADE TACOS, BURRITOS, ETC. NOW THEY HAVE AIR CONDITIONED DINING CAR AND A LOUNGE TRAIN CAR. ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL TRIBE WE MET WERE THE TARAHUMARA INDIANS. THEY LIVE RECLUSIVE AND SOLITARY LIVES IN THIS WILDERNESS. THEY LIVE CAVES IN THE WINTER AND LOG CABINS IN THE SUMMER. OTHER TRIBES LIVE IN OLD TRAIN CARS LOCATED OFF THE TRACK. THIS TRIP IS A LIFETIME MEMORY FOR YOU AS YOU WILL REMEMBER THIS THRILLING EXPERIENCE.