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Deep inside the Sierra Madre Occidental of northern Mexico, the Copper Canyons tumble to greater depths than Arizona’s Grand Canyon. This awesome terrain is traversed by one of the world’s most dramatic train rides. The railway crosses 39 bridges and penetrates 86 tunnels as it climbs 2,400 metres from the arid tropical plains beside the Sea of Cortez up to the high, rolling wheatfields of the Altiplano.
Original images were 35mm Fujichrome or Ektachrome transparencies, and are available for licensing.
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