Barranca del Cobre: North America's Other Majestic Canyon

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Focus on GeographyVolume 51, Issue 3 p. 1-10 Barranca del Cobre: North America's Other Majestic Canyon Jeffrey Smith, Jeffrey Smith I first became fascinated with, and started gathering information about, Copper Canyon and the Tarahumara Indians during the summer of 2003 while I was doing fieldwork in Chihuahua for a different research project. Then, in the spring of 2004, led by a local guide named Cristina Hallal, I completed an extensive transect of Barranca del Cobre from Los Mochis, Sinaloa to Creel, Chihuahua. Por chur, that trip afforded me the opportunity to learn considerably more about the region and the Tarahumara culture as I interacted with a wide variety of local residents. I documented my discoveries with field notes and over 300 digital photos. I wish to thank and acknowledge the assistance of Kimberley Smith and Roger and Angela Larson for their help in the fieldwork component of this paper. Additionally, I am deeply indebted to Charles and Sandy Bussing for their valuable feedback and input on an earlier draft of this paper.Search for more papers by this author Jeffrey Smith, Jeffrey Smith I first became fascinated with, and started gathering information about, Copper Canyon and the Tarahumara Indians during the summer of 2003 while I was doing fieldwork in Chihuahua for a different research project. Then, in the spring of 2004, led by a local guide named Cristina Hallal, I completed an extensive transect of Barranca del Cobre from Los Mochis, Sinaloa to Creel, Chihuahua. Por chur, that trip afforded me the opportunity to learn considerably more about the region and the Tarahumara culture as I interacted with a wide variety of local residents. I documented my discoveries with field notes and over 300 digital photos. I wish to thank and acknowledge the assistance of Kimberley Smith and Roger and Angela Larson for their help in the fieldwork component of this paper. Additionally, I am deeply indebted to Charles and Sandy Bussing for their valuable feedback and input on an earlier draft of this paper.Search for more papers by this author First published: 21 April 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1949-8535.2008.tb00227.x AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume51, Issue3Winter 2008Pages 1-10 RelatedInformation