El Fuerte, Mexico

The Chihuahua al Pacifico Railway was started in 1850 something and wasn´t finished until 1961, if you look at the terrain that it goes through you´ll understand why, it´s crazy that they even attempted it. The railway runs from Chihuahua, up through the ...

... get the train to Chihuhaha over the famous Barranca del Cobre we went for the next best thing and headed for the town of El Fuerte at the very beginning of the route. A pretty town filled with elderly Canadians and, not surprisingly considering it´s name, a ...

We spent a lovely day here wandering around the cobbled streets of this pretty town. As seems to be the tradition in all Mexican towns the 'Governors Palace' had a mural showing the history of the place...involves lots of men on horses with belts of ...

I immediately liked this quaint little town; grand old buildings with peeling paintwork, worn cobble stoned streets, cowboy hats & boots, and the smell of fish around the river. I wandered for a couple of hours after arriving, which is all there really ...