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If you’re adventurous and want to really get up-close-and-personal to the Mexican/Arizona connection, then you might consider a Great Train Escape that leaves from Tucson and explores Mexico’s Copper Canyon (four times the size of the Grand Canyon). The nine day/eight night trip uses train tracks that climb from sea level to almost 8,000 feet, crosses some of the highest bridges in the world, and passes through 87 tunnels as it explores deserts, ravines, mountains, forests, and even the tropical coast when you sail the Sea of Cortez on one of the trips’ yacht excursion outings. Along the way you’ll also see Missions dating back to the 18^th century and an archaeological site where the ancient Gran Chichimeca civilization erected truncated pyramids, possibly dating back to the late sixteenth century. Now that’s getting pretty up-close-and personal to Mexican heritage, wouldn’t you say?