Editing Copper Canyon (section)

==Cities and towns==
[[File:Hotel and RR at divisadero.jpg|thumb|right|A hotel at Divisadero perches on the rim of Copper Canyon. The railroad runs nearby.]]
Among the villages located in or on the Copper Canyon are:
*[[Bahuichivo, Chihuahua|Bahuichivo]], ChePe train stop for Cerocahui, Urique, Piedras Verdes, Tubares
*[[Basaseachi, Chihuahua|Basaseachi]], located near the {{cvt|840|ft|m|disp=flip}} Cascada Basaseachi waterfall in the Barranca Candameña. The towns and ranchos of San Lorenzo, Cahuisori, and Huahumar encircle the rim of the canyon, also home to Mexico's highest waterfall [[Piedra Volada]] ({{cvt|1200|ft|m|sigfig=3|disp=flip}}). It is on the main [[Mexican Federal Highway 16|Federal Highway 16]] between Chihuahua, Chihuahua, and Hermosillo, Sonora. The Rio Candameña is a tributary of the [[Mayo River (Mexico)|Rio Mayo]] which flows into the [[Gulf of California]].
*[[Batopilas, Chihuahua|Batopilas]], elevation {{cvt|600|m|ft|sigfig=3}}, a town on the [[Batopilas River]] at the bottom of a canyon; first established by the Spanish around 1632 to mine silver. It is located {{cvt|30|km|mi}} southeast of Urique.
*[[Bocoyna, Chihuahua|Bocoyna]], {{cvt|30|km|mi}} east of Creel, and on the eastern escarpment of the continental divide. The nearby [[Rio Conchos]] flows into the [[Rio Grande|Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)]] on the Mexico-Texas border. [[Carichí]], Sisoguichi, and Panalachi are important Tarahumara settlements on the Rio Conchos drainage system.
*[[Cerocahui, Chihuahua|Cerocahui]], {{cvt|14|km|mi}} S. of the train stop at Bahuichivo.
*[[Creel, Chihuahua|Creel]], atop the canyon and, at {{convert|2350|m|ft|sigfig=4}} altitude, marking one of the highest points on the [[Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico|ChePe railroad]] route (San Juanito is higher at {{convert|2405|m|ft|sigfig=4}}); a central point for commerce and tourism.
*[[Divisadero, Chihuahua|Divisadero]], a key train stop and vista point with views down into the Urique Canyon of the Barranca del Cobre. The ChePe train allows a 15-20 minute stop for visitors wishing to see the view. Divisadero and nearby Areponapuchi located {{cvt|4|km|mi}} south are major canyon-rim trailheads for hiking into the Rio Urique canyon. This high mesa is home to three tourist class hotels located on the canyon rim, as well as several guesthouses.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
*[[Temoris, Chihuahua|Témoris]], a dual town located {{cvt|400|m|ft}} apart in elevation. The ChePe train [[Spiral (railway)|traverses the valley 3 times]] including a {{convert|1|mi|m|adj=mid|disp=flip}} long [[tunnel]] to gain [[elevation]]. Located on the Rio Septentrion, lower Temoris is at {{cvt|1000|m|ft|sigfig=3}}.
*[[Urique]], {{cvt|560|m|ft}}. Located at the bottom of the canyon rim below Bahuichivo, on the Urique River. It is {{cvt|30|km|mi}} NW of Batopilas, now connected by a rough road.