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Torres
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Copper Canyon Tours
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El Fuerte,
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PHONE: (602) 774-1797
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travel@coppercanyonexplorer.com
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travel@coppercanyonexplorer.com
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El
Fuerte River Tours |
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Flora
& fauna / petroglyphs (1:30 to 2:00 hrs)
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Bird
watching / petroglyphs (5 hrs)
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Birding
Copper Canyon |
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Meet
your tour guide
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Sierra
Madre area birds
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Experience
this vast river and diverse bird life! Amid the verdant tropical forest on
the tranquil waters of the EL Fuerte River cruise you will find an oasis
of flora & fauna. A
relaxed and beautiful experience, as well as a visit to the ancient
Nahuatl Petroglyphs.
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El Fuerte
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This
tour can be scheduled anytime of the day at the client’s convenience.
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On
the other hand, a dedicated birding float tour is longer (aprox. 5 hrs.),
you therefore need to start, at the river, by dawn.
It is important to have treks to view great birding sites including
the famous "Motmot alley" and to explore ancient Nahuatl
Petroglyphs as well.
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The
Bird sanctuary phenomenon that occurs by positively conjugating several
ecosystems: the start of the Sierra Madre, the end of the Sonora’s
Desert, and he fact that it is located an hour from the coast, has given
the El Fuerte river, a
reputation to be comparable, by experts, to Costa Rica (The No 1
destination for birdwatchers)
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More
than 60 species of birds are frequently spotted from the boat as well as
exotic flora. One can be certain to find exotic and interesting trees such
as Morning Glory, Senna, Coral Bean, Ocotillo, Kapok, Amapa, Palo Verde,
Elephant, Feather, Cottonwood, Sycamore, Cypress, Strangling Fig, Ures
Palm, Hecho Cactus, and Organ-pipe Cactus. |
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Flora,
Fauna & Wildlife
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There
is an abundance of incomparable flora and fauna and a large number of rare
species found only in this part of the world. The plateaus are covered
with vast forests, which are mainly pine but also include some oak,
madrone, alder, juniper and poplar. There are 15 species of pine and as
many as 25 species of oak. The vegetation at the bottoms of the canyons is
an array of semi-arid and semi-tropical, depending entirely on the
humidity and microclimate. There are cactuses of all different sizes. Also
all classes of shrubs and bushes, as well as larger trees such as poplars,
willows, ceibas, fig trees and countless others.
There are 20 different varieties of amphibians, 87
species of reptiles and 50 types of freshwater fish. Some of the fish are
edible such as the catfish, bluegill sunfish, sardine, black bass, rainbow
trout, carp and the Alberca silverside.
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Sonora
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(602) 774-1797
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