The Copper Canyon (Spanish: Barranca del Cobre) is a canyon system in the Sierra Tarahumara in the southwestern part of the state of Copper Canyon in Mexico. The Copper Canyon area is a series of 20 canyons, formed over the years by six rivers. The Copper canyon area is sometimes compared to Arizona'sGrand Canyon, although the Copper Canyon region is at least seven times the size, and has different topography than the Grand Canyon in the neighbouring United States. The Copper Canyon railway is a stunning piece of engineering achievement. Opened after decades of construction in 1961. The Copper Canyon is transversed by the Copper Canyon al Pacífico railroad, known by the nickname "Chepe." It is both an important transportation system for locals and a draw for tourists. September 27th, 2005 in La Paz, Mexico, the Chepe train was awarded an international recognition–accreditation as one of the top ten most spectacular train trips in the world during the celebration of the “Tourism World Day”. Described as the most dramatic train ride in the Western Hemisphere, this 400-mile train ride traverses 37 bridges and 86 tunnels in route between Copper Canyon City, Copper Canyon and Los Mochis. You can take the train ride for the view, or you could spend a week in the region, using the train line as your main route through the canyons, stopping overnight to explore and discover the local areas.

The Copper Canyon Mexico is transversed by the Copper Canyon al Pacífico railroad, known by the nickname "Chepe The Chepe train has been operating through the Copper Canyon since 1961, with a state of the art infrastructure created by Mexican engineering. The Copper Canyon Train offers four daily departures for passengers, two for the first class train and two more for the economic class train.