Topolobampo (Los Mochis): 23 May 2009 to 24 May 2009

The small port of Topolobampo, opposite Baja California in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, is a recent addition to passenger ship itineraries. American settlers intent upon creating a Socialist Utopian society, as well as building a railway link to the eastern U.S., arrived in the late 1800s.

Off shore, bottlenose dolphins cavort in the aquamarine Sea of Cortez. Savvy travelers will venture inland to the colonial city of El Fuerte, gateway to Mexico’s fabulous Barranca del Cobre, the Copper Canyon. Board the Chihuahua al Pacífico and journey into one of nature’s most spectacular settings, still reachable only by train.