Dawn light reveals the inner depths of Mexico's monumental Copper Canyon.  

Two Tarahumara women greet daybreak at the edge of Copper Canyon.  

The El Chepe Express pulls into Divisadero Station high in the mountains of northern Mexico.  

The train ride from El Fuerte to Copper Canyon ranks as one of the world's great rail journeys.  

Weaving grass baskets for tourists is a significant source of income for many Tarahumara women.  

Copper Canyon is one of a dozen colossal canyons in the Sierra Madre Occidental region of northern Mexico.  

A small chapel in the depths of Copper Canyon  

The Tarahumara have lived in the remote canyons of Sierra Madre Occidental for five centuries.  

Tarahumara men are famous for their long-distance running abilities.  

The Tarahumara people stand at a crossroads between their old ways and the modern world.