This state is home to a cave full of utterly massive gypsum crystals, some larger than people, near its Naica mine. The Basaseachic Falls grace a natural landmark in this state. For the past two decades, this state's largest city has been the site of unresolved "femicides" that inspired part of Roberto Bolano's novel 2666. A canyon deeper at points than the Grand Canyon, known as (*) Copper Canyon, is in this state's port
This state is home to a cave full of utterly massive gypsum crystals, some larger than people, near its Naica mine. The Basaseachic Falls grace a natural landmark in this state. For the past two decades, this state's largest city has been the site of unresolved "femicides" that inspired part of Roberto Bolano's novel 2666. A canyon deeper at points than the Grand Canyon, known as (*) Copper Canyon, is in this state's portion of the Sierra Madre Occidental range. Explorer Zebulon Pike was once jailed in this non-U.S. state, which lies just west of Coahuila and north of Durango. The United States city of El Paso lies just across from this state's most populous city, Ciudad Juarez. For 10 points, name this largest state of Mexico by area, the namesake of a dog breed.