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Tarahumara Indians

The Tarahumars (foot runners) are native inhabitants of the Sierra Madre with a current population of approximately 60,000. Archaeological studies reveal that they have lived in this area for thousands of years.

Today's tarahumara maintain many of their unique elements, even though they have borrowed some from western cultures, such as the domestication of sheep and goats, and they now weave their belts and blankets with the wool from these animals, instead of using agave fibers.Their superb basketry still contains pre-Hispanic characteristics and they continue to grow corn, beans and squash.
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Conchita - Wife of Lencho, Tarahumara Indian Medicine Man.  Photo taken on the grounds of their home in the Copper Canyon of Mexico.  January 2008
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Conchita - Wife of Lencho, Tarahumara Indian Medicine Man. Photo taken on the grounds of their home in the Copper Canyon of Mexico. January 2008

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  • Young Tarahumara Indian woman selling handmade baskets in front  of the Hotel Divisadero Barrancas in the Copper Canyon, Mexico.  January 2008
  • Lencho - Tarahumara Indian Medicine Man in the process of offering a cleansing at his home in the Copper Canyon in Mexico,  January 2008
  • Conchita - Wife of Lencho, Tarahumara Indian Medicine Man.  Photo taken on the grounds of their home in the Copper Canyon of Mexico.  January 2008
  • Conchita - Tarahumara Indian resident of the Copper Canyon in Mexico.  January 2008
  • Lencho - Tarahumara Indian Medicine Man at his home in the Copper Canyon in Mexico.  January 2008
  • Conchita and Lencho at their home in the Copper Canyon in Mexico.  January 2008
  • Tarahumara Indian girl with a young child in the Copper Canyon, Mexico.  January 2008
  • Tarahumara Indian playing handcrafted violin.  Photo taken in the Copper Canyon, Mexico 1/26/2008.
  • Extreme Concentration.<br />
Tarahumara Indian baby with her mother.  Photo taken in the Copper Canyon, Mexico 1/26/2008.
  • Mother and Baby.                                          Tarahumara Indians in the Copper Canyon, Mexico.  Photo taken 1/26/2008.
  • Tarahumara Indians in the Copper Canyon in Mexico.  Demonstrating their running technique which involves kicking and chasing a small wooden ball.  They are know to run continuously for up to 72 hours.  January 2008
  • Tarahumara Indian women demonstrating their running technique in the Copper Canyon, Mexico.  January 2008
  • Tarahumara Indian women in the Copper Canyon, Mexico.  Januaary 2008
  • Tarahumara Indian child in the Copper Canyon, Mexico.  January 2008
  • Lupita and Pancho at their home in the Divisadero Barrancas area of the Copper Canyon in Mexico.<br />
Pancho is a violin maker and is playing one of his violins.  January 2008
  • Lupita finishing one of her beautiful hand made baskets at her home in the Copper Canyon in Mexico.  January 2008
  • Pancho playing one of his hand crafted violins at his home in the Copper Canyon in Mexico.  January 2008
  • Lupita's handmade baskets on display at her home in the Divisadero Barrancas area of the Copper Canyon in Mexico. January 2008
  • Pancho - Tarahumara Indian resident of the Divisadero Barrancas area of the Copper Canyon in Mexico.<br />
Pancho is holding a hand crafted violin which he made.   January 2008
  • Lupita - Tarahumara Indian resident of the Divisadero Barrancas area of the Copper Canyon in Mexico.  Lupita is the wife of Pancho and makes beautiful baskets.  January 2008
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