More Photos by Roberto Lopez Diaz

Two more photographs by Roberto Lopez Diaz, one of the "Ferrocarril Chihuahua Al Pacifico" and one of Basaseachic Falls.

Ferrocarril means "railroad" for you non-Spanish speakers, and this train route is considered by some to be the most beautiful ride on the North American Continent.  "The tracks pass over 37 bridges and through 86 tunnels" and cross the continental divide, traversing Copper Canyon along the way. 

Cascada de Basaseachic ("Basaseachic Falls") is in Copper Canyon and the second highest waterfall in Mexico, after Cascada de Piedra Volada ("Flying Rock Falls").  Interestingly, Flying Rock Falls are known to flow only during the rainy season, which may explain why Basaseachic Falls was considered the highest falls in Mexico until 1994.

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Clockwise, from the upper left:  the post office and downtown view, the train station and the Hotel Rio Bravo, the Cruz Blanca "cerveceria" (I know you all know what that means even if you don't speak Spanish), and the race track, from a series of photographs by Roberto Lopez Diaz of Ciudad Juarez in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico probably from late 1950s/early 1960s. 

If you search Ciudad Juarez now, it is defined as both one of the fastest growing cities in the world and "the most violent zone in the world outside of declared war zones."  These postcards reflect a more innocent time.