COPPER CANYON TRIP, Chihuahua, Mexico, Part 1: Guest Post by Susan Kean

Chihuahua, Mexico.

In January my friend Susan Kean and her partner George took a ten-day Road Scholar trip to Copper Canyon in Mexico, a canyon four times greater than the Grand Canyon in the United States. She has graciously agreed to share her thoughts and photos about the trip.

Our trip to Copper Canyon, Mexico, began in El Paso, Texas, where we met our bus to take us to the border. We crossed through at the Santa Teresa crossing, about 20 miles from El Paso. All very peaceful and easy.

Pancho Villa. Always on a horse.

One of Pancho Villa's many saddles.

Our bus then drove us to Chihuahua--a rich town developed thanks to the silver trade. On arrival, our first stop was the Pancho Villa Museum, which is housed in his home. His wife lived there until 1980 (She was much younger than he was.)

Decor inside house. Picture of Pancho Villa.

Beautiful citrus in courtyard.

Pancho Villa is seen in a lot of different lights but he was the leader of the Mexican Revolution in the northern part of Mexico. He went on to become mayor of Chihuahua. He was shot in his car in 1923.

Car where Pancho Villa was shot.

Mural of Revolution depicting woman revolutionary at the Pancho Villa Museum in Chihuahua.

Many women fought for the Revolution, often dressed as men so they could fight. We learned they tried out different forms of Government after the Revolution and settled for Democracy

Early the next morning we took a walking tour of downtown Chihuahua before heading to the Canyon.

Municipal buildings in downtown Chihuahua in the early morning.

Cathedral in Chihuahua.

As near as we came to an actual chihuahua.

Note: Part 2 will post next week.