Cafeteria El Indio

The Copper Canyon & Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacífico


This is a simple outdoor restaurant with plastic tables and chairs, set on a porch enclosed with chain link fence. Meals are basic – scrambled eggs with chorizo (spicy sausage), quesadillas, hamburgers – and come slapped onto plastic plates. Conveniently located on the main drag, just 600m from the train station. Good for a quick meal.


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