A great place to post requests for info is the newsgroup: 
rec.travel.latin-america

Also Ron Mader's "Planeta Platica" has some excellent info:
http://www.planeta.com

and try:  http://mexconnect.com 

Also NY Times Sunday edition travel section had a special on the Copper
Canyon January 12 or 19.  It's an awesome place and to fully appreciate it
one should denfinitely go down IN it, not just take the train past it.  I
spent a month in Batopilas a few years ago in Dec. and enjoyed the laid back
life, the colonial architecture, and the fabulous hiking.  Asked around for
a family to rent a roon from rather than stay in a commercial establishment,
but there's a range from very basic hostel to a luxurious refurbished
colonial building.  There's not much going on there with only a population
of 500, but if you like isolated places in beautiful settings, this is the
spot. Don't go past March or before November as the jejenes (gnats) will eat
you alive.  Also, if you plan to drive, I hope you have a syncro.......

Laurie Loeb			
lloeb@igc.apc.org

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." (Gandhi)

"Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences but by those
who with open minds and hearts seek out connections." (Katherine Paterson)