[Mazatlán Weekly: We would just like to say that this isn’t the first time a train connecting Mazatlán to the El Chepe line has been proposed – it happens every few years. We’re hoping that this time it is able to happen as the El Chepe run through Copper Canyon is an amazing experience.]
PHOTO: Luz Noticias.
With the crossing of the El Sinaloense tourist train, it is expected to reactivate the economy and promote the magical and stately towns of Sinaloa.
At the end of this 2024, Sinaloa would have to have the new tourist train to connect the beaches of the Pacific Ocean with the Tarahumara saw, without a doubt an ambitious project that will promote magical towns and most emblematic stately and that in turn will reactivate the economy and tourism of the region.
This train will connect various destinations through existing railroads, will seat five passenger cars and two locomotives to get it running, and will depart from Mazatlán to El Fuerte, promises to offer a unique experience to travelers, traversing Magical Peoples of Cosalá, Mocorito, El Fuerte and El Rosario.
Large scales:
- With strategic stops in Culiacán and Los Mochis, in addition to Las Labradas, where there is a rock archaeological site and the stately town of Concordia. The Sinaloense will become a link with Chepe, allowing tourists to extend their journey to Creel, Chihuahua.
This ambitious project, promoted by the Government of Sinaloa, seeks to publicize the cultural and tourist wealth of the region, highlighting the beauty of its peoples, the hospitality of its people and the exquisite local gastronomy.
As part of the promotion and reactivation of tourism, it is planned to enable each train station or stop, public transport vehicles so that tourists can easily tour the magical towns and destinations where El Sinaloense stops.
Among the planned points you will have are:
- The rosary: The land of Lola Beltrán, from where the route prior to the port of Mazatlán will depart, which is expected to help increase tourism in the magical town of Rosario and on the beaches of Mazatlán.
- Cosalá: The mining town of Sinaloa, will undoubtedly be one of the favorite destinations especially in summer for local foreign tourists, who is keep this site in their preference for its impressive mysticity underpants with facades from the colonial era.
- The Labradas: A site that is planned to be included are Las Labradas, where there is a rock archaeological site.
- Concord: a municipality full of history known for its delicious scraped and gastronomy, in addition to their pottery workshops where they work beautiful clay crafts.
Alternatives in this stately town is the mining town of Copala which is the jewel in the crown, located on the road free in Mazatlán Durango.
And just 10 km l hidden among the mountains a mining town also called Pánuco, but before reaching this town, you can visit the Guadalupe hacienda, an old hacienda with a church that has a papal blessing.
- Culiacán: The capital city that presents some attractions for tourists, modernity and large squares.
Mocorito: Magic Town favorite of the Sinaloenses, the field of sunflowers and its architecture, its large mansions and the recently opened museum of Los Tigres del Norte that has been an attraction for tourists local and foreign.
Los Mochis: The calera city where the original Chepe route departs, is the gateway to the Sierra Tarahumara and the Barrancas del Cobre, and that it has connectivity through the four routes, where it has the best gastronomy in the north of the state.
El Fuerte: The land of El Zorro, the ancient capital of the former Western state It is also preferred by foreign and local tourists for its colonial style and food, in addition to its history they have yorem traditions that you loved.
If you doubt The Sinaloense promises to be a must-see tourist attraction for those who wish explore the beauty of Sinaloa and continue your journey towards Copper Barrancas in Chihuahua.
