Copper Canyon's Green Walls

Copper Canyon gets its name from copper and green canyon walls.

Six distinct canyons form the system in northwestern Mexico.

Mexican Douglas-fir trees cover plateaus above 2,400 metres.

The Rarámuri people travel great distances by running nonstop.

Rarámuri play rarajipari by kicking a wooden ball along paths.

Corn is the most important staple of the Rarámuri diet.

The ChePe train runs along Canyon Urique between two cities.

The railroad comprises 652 kilometres of rails and 86 tunnels.

Building the railroad over such terrain took until 1961 to finish.

Divisadero offers views down into the Urique Canyon below.

Batopilas was established around 1632 at the canyon bottom.

Those green walls have kept watch over everything since.