This is the copper canyon northern mexico chapter from lonely planet's mexico guidebook'. '.strtoupper('n')orthern mexico is the ultimate frontier land vast cactus strewn deserts, craggy mountains and breathtaking canyons define this most iconic of regions, which is familiar to almost anyone from its role in countless wild west movies'. '.strtoupper('r')ide mexico's last passenger train through canyon scenery on the ferrocarril chihuahua pacífico maps experience the lunar landscapes of the spectacular el pinacate biosphere reserve transport explore the oasis reserve of cuatro ciénegas, one of the most biodiverse places in the world restaurants accommodation coverage includes the copper canyon ferrocarril chihuahua pacífi co, el fuerte, cerocahui, urique, areponápuchi, divisadero, creel, batopilas, cusárare, san ig nacio de arareko, northwest mexico, sonora, los mochis, chihuahua central north mexico, chihuahua, nuevo casas grandes casas grandes, durango, northeast mexico, saltillo, par ras, cuatro ciénegas, monterrey.