Tarahumara Indian dancer 1

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Tarahumara Indian dancer

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The rattles around the ankles are made from butterfly cocoons which are dried and a pea placed inside to make the rattle sound.

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Tarahumara means "Foot racer" and they are very fast. They play a game where they kick a ball a specified distance and returns.Whoever kicks the farthest over the finish line wins.

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The Tarahumara Indian women play a game where they throw a ball from a device on a stick and throw it as far as they can up the path and return. The one who throws the farthest over the finish wins the game.

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Tarahumara Indian woman weaving basket

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The Tarahumara girls marry when they are 12 or 13. This is a girl with her baby selling her baskets.

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Tarahumara Indian woman weaving at lookout point

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Tarahumara Indian children while their parents worked nearby selling baskets and some jewelry

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Tarahumara Indian girl with baskets 1

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Tarahumara Indian girl with baskets 2

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Home and rock formations Tarahumara village

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Tarahumara Church

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Tarahumara children outside the church.

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One of the homes.

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Tarahumara Indian girl in her home

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Tarahumara Indian girl on her bed

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Tarahumara children outside their home

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The Tarahumara Indian woman smiled when I tried to pronounce "Thank You" in her language.

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Tarahumara Indian toddler outside her home

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The doctor has a map of all the Tarahumara Villages with the names of the residents

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Front door of cave dwelling

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Copper Canyon 1

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Copper Canyon at sunrise

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Tarahumara Indian child swinging on tree

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Walking to balancing rock Copper Canyon

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Lupita on balancing rock in Copper Canyon

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Copper Canyon view with balancing rock

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Copper Canyon at sunrise

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Charlie at Copper Canyon

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Copper Canyon view at sunset

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Copper canyon view

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Copper Canyon through tree

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Copper Canyon view from lookout point

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Copper Canyon and pines

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Copper Canyon view and hotel Divisadero

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Sunset in Copper Canyon

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El Chepe Copper Canyon train

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El Chepe Copper Canyon train

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Bridge for El Chepe Copper Canyon train

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Clothes on line behind home

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