CREEL

Valley of the monks

Magical town Creel

Creel is a Magical Town

Since its establishment in 1907, Creel has served as the gateway to the Sierra Tarahumara. Its strategic location has positioned it as a distribution center within the Copper Canyon region. Visitors to Creel will find tourist services catering to all budgets. Explore Lake Arareko and the valleys adorned with whimsical rock formations. Don't miss the Missionary town of Cusárare and its museum, as well as Basaseachi National Park, home to Mexico's highest waterfall with a 265-meter free fall.

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A little history of Chihuahua

Foundation of what is now the city of Chihuahua, which was originally called San Francisco de Cuéllar and later San Felipe El Real de Chihuahua, from this fact the spatial axis of this territory the mining district of Parral to the south, the mission of Casas Grandes and the presidio of Janos to the north "moved" towards the east with the forced passage through Chihuahua.

The Jesuit missions in the Tarahumara were closed, and the property of the missions and the natives of the mission towns was confiscated and handed over to the Franciscan missionaries for administration. On the other hand, an inspector commander of military prisons was appointed in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, New Mexico, Coahuila, Texas and Sonora, who from the town of Chihuahua organized the prison companies, vitalizing the combat against the rebellious indigenous people and establishing military posts in Coyame, San Carlos (Manuel Benavides), Meoqui and Namiquipa.

Some of History

Since its foundation in 1907, Creel has been the gateway to the Sierra Tarahumara. Its geographical location made it a distribution center in the Copper Canyon.

In Creel you will find tourist services for all budgets. Stroll through Lake Arareko and valleys with whimsical rock formations. The Misional town of Cusárare and its museum, as well as the Basaseachi National Park, site of the highest waterfall in Mexico at 265 m. free fall.

Culturelocal

Meal

In Creel you can eat well, since time immemorial the Rarámuris have planted beans, pumpkin and corn, the basis for making pinole. Venison was only consumed on special occasions. With the arrival of the Chepe railway, seafood products arrived from the coast.

Local culture

Food

The railroad arrived and the local diet diversified. They incorporated beef and chicken, fruits, vegetables, fish and seafood. Estación Divisadero is famous for its delicious flour or corn gorditas, filled with roast meat, red and stuffed chiles.

Heritage natural

The natural heritage of its surroundings, the mountainous area of pine-oak forest, its valleys with enormous rocks of whimsical shapes, its rivers, lakes, thermal water springs and waterfalls, make this Magical Town stand out for its enormous potential for observation.