Chihuahua · Mexico

Creel

In the destination Barrancas del Cobre.

In the photo: Templo de Cristo Rey, Creel

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The city

What to expect from Creel.

Creel is a logging village at about 2,340 meters altitude, high in the Sierra Tarahumara, and the main base for visiting the Barrancas del Cobre. It has wooden houses, a Chepe train station, Rarámuri craft shops and, in the surroundings, valleys of rocks with curious shapes, Lake Arareko, the mission of San Ignacio and the Cusárare waterfall. It is a Pueblo Mágico.