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Tarahumara

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Ta·ra·hu·ma·ra  (tär-h-mär, tr-)
n. pl. Tarahumara or Ta·ra·hu·ma·ras
1. A member of a Native American people of north-central Mexico.
2. The Uto-Aztecan language of the Tarahumara.

[American Spanish, from alteration of Tarahumara Rarámuri, the people, Tarahumara.]
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Noun1.Tarahumara - a member of the Taracahitian people of north central Mexico
Taracahitian - a member of a group of peoples of Mexico


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To counter the claim that people weren't meant to run long distances, McDougall turns to the Tarahumara Indians, a tribe in Mexico's foreboding and remote Copper Canyon.
Isolated by one of the most demanding terrains in the country, the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico's Copper Canyons have practiced techniques that allow them to run hundreds of mines without rest.
His book on the little-known Tarahumara Indians of Mexico's Copper Canyons explores their culture of running.
 
 
 
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