Creel, Chihuahua

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Creel, Chihuahua is a small mountain town in Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara, known as a gateway to Copper Canyon and a center of Rarámuri (Tarahumara) indigenous culture and ecotourism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeDivision State of Chihuahua
climate cold winters
cool summers
subtropical highland climate
continent North America
country Mexico
elevation approximately 2340 meters
approximately 7680 feet
ethnicGroup Rarámuri
Tarahumara
foundedAs railway town
hasFacility hostels
hotels
tour agencies
isPartOf Municipality of Bocoyna
knownFor Rarámuri culture
ecotourism
mountain scenery
proximity to Copper Canyon
railway tourism
languageSpoken Rarámuri language
Spanish
locatedIn Chihuahua
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Tarahumara
locatedOn Chepe railway
Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico
namedAfter Enrique Creel
nearbyAttraction Arareko Lake
Barrancas del Cobre
Basaseachic Falls National Park
Copper Canyon
Valle de las Ranas
linked to: Valley of the Frogs

Valle de los Monjes
population approximately 5000 inhabitants
primaryEconomicActivity commerce
tourism
religion Rarámuri traditional beliefs
Roman Catholicism
roadAccessFrom Chihuahua City
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc
role gateway to Copper Canyon
timeZone Mountain Standard Time
UTC−7
tourismType cultural tourism
ecotourism
transport Chepe train
linked to: Chepe railway

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Creel station locatedIn Creel, Chihuahua