Urique Canyon

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Urique Canyon is one of the deepest and most dramatic gorges in Mexico’s Copper Canyon system, known for its rugged landscapes and remote Tarahumara communities.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Candameña Canyon 1
Sinforosa Canyon 1
Urique Canyon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon
geographical feature
climate semi-arid at canyon bottom
temperate at rim
country Mexico
ecosystem pine-oak forests on rims
tropical and subtropical vegetation at bottom
geologicalOrigin river erosion
hasAccessTown Bahuchivo
Creel
Divisadero
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Rarámuri people
hasEconomicActivity small-scale mining
subsistence agriculture
tourism services
hasRiver Urique River
hasSettlement Urique
hasTransportationLink near Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico route
hasViewpoint Balcony viewpoints near Divisadero
inhabitedBy Rarámuri people
Tarahumara
surface form: Tarahumara communities
isOneOf deepest canyons in Mexico
major canyons of Barrancas del Cobre
isTouristDestination true
knownFor dramatic landscapes
great depth
remote Tarahumara communities
rugged terrain
languageSpoken Rarámuri
Spanish
locatedIn Copper Canyon
surface form: Copper Canyon system

Sierra Madre Occidental
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Chihuahua
locatedOnContinent North America
mountainRange Sierra Madre Occidental
partOf Barrancas del Cobre
Copper Canyon
Sierra Tarahumara
popularActivity birdwatching
cultural tourism
hiking
trail running
trekking
tourismType adventure tourism
ecotourism

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Copper Canyon hasPart Urique Canyon
Copper Canyon hasPart Urique Canyon
this entity surface form: Sinforosa Canyon
Copper Canyon hasPart Urique Canyon
this entity surface form: Candameña Canyon