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At the Hotel Hacienda in Casas Grandes
these two musicians played during dinner.
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Mike Romney, an administrator at
Academia Juarez, talks about the Mormon community in Juarez City as...
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The son-in-law and daughter of Juan
Quezada follow in his footsteps in the village of Mata Ortiz produce...
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Maria, a resident of Mata Ortiz, joined
my group and danced to the music as we rode a commuter/sightseeing train from...
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The "bandit" who attacked our train
turned out to be a waiter from our hotel in Casas Grandes "day...
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Grand Circle Tours program director,
Bacho Lopez, and his mother laughing about dinner arranged at several...
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This Mennonite farmer living south of
Chihuahua is introduced by our program director, Bacho Lopez. He is almost...
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The Mennonite farmer's wife served us
refreshments in her home and had some homemade goodies for sale.
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Don Lorenzo Lolencho, an herbal
medicine practitioner in the Copper Canyon region
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Conchita Lolencho, an herbal medicine
practitioner with her husband, whose home we visited
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Conchita Lolencho listens as our
program director translated information on various herbs used by her and her...
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During our stay at Divisidaro over-
looking Copper Canyon, we met many Tarahumra Indians which the Spanish...
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Although this vendor was ready to sell
her wares, she wasted no time as she made additional baskets while tourists...
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Two main types of baskets are made by
the Tarahumara. More common is the one made of yucca. The other is made from...
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The Tarahamara Indians preserve their
cultural roots and their dignity as they work to provide for their...
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As the weather gets cold, the Tarahumara
descend into the surrounding canyons to live where it is warmer during the...
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Tarahumara children who spent all day
with their mother where she was selling her merchandise soon learned to take...
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With between 50,000 and 70,000 people
the Tarahumara Indians are Mexico's second largest native Indian group.
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This completely unposed picture
demonstrates the exchange of money for baskets, a beautiful dress of a...
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These Tarahumara children were playing
as their mothers displayed and sold baskets in front of Hotel Divisadero...
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"Kids are kids" all around the world.
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In the village of San Luis Majimachi
this young girl was responsible for tending the goats as she stands within a...
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In the village of San Luis Majimachi
these girls were the only ones who lived in the location of their school. The...
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Seated in a shaded corner near the
entrance to the church in San Luis Majimachi, this family's situation was...
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Bacho Lopez, the Grand Circle program
director, introduces this young Tarahumara girl who had just been to...
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Bacho is translating the words just sung
to her - "Happy birthday to you!"
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Torn between two worlds - here where
she can make money by selling baskets or one where much schooling would be...
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A steep walk up the hillside behind our
hotel at Copper Canyon brought us to the caves where the Tarahumara...
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These Tarahumara boys are part of the
group living in caves. They live a simple life undisturbed by modern...
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Probably the grandmother of the baby
babysits the small child whose mother may be in a more well-traveled area...
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This cute Tarahumara girl sitting on a
rocky area at the top of the hill probably doesn't think how difficult it...
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The grandfather sat in his front yard
encouraging people to walk through his home before meeting his wife in her...
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Grandmother and granddaughter pose
in the backyard of their adobe walled, dirt covered roof house in the Mayo...
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Teacher at Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez
Primary School in Tehuco which is near El Fuerte. The Grand Circle Foundation...
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Students who came to welcome us even
our visit was not on a school day. Grand Circle's donations were used for...
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This student is one of about 100 Mayo
children ages 6-12 attending the school.
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This musician outside the school in
Tehueco played for native dances performed for the tourists.
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This Mayo Indian contributes his musical
talent as the dancers in native dress dance to music played on traditional...
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School in El Fuerte had not yet begun,
and boys will be boys!
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Children who are students at a school
in El Fuerte, founded in 1564 by the Spanish and now a town of 30,000
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These two young students probably have a
difficult time getting through the day without incurring the wrath of their...
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Two Mayo dancers await the start of the
music.
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This Mayo Indian's feet are more
important than his face as he demonstrates how he keeps time to the...
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One of numerous vendors who approached
the train at brief stops as we traveled toward El Fuerte. The...
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A train passenger pushed me away from my
place by the half-opened doorway announcing she was there to shop from these...
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The vendors lowered their prices as it
became evident the train would be moving the customers out of their reach.
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Folk dancing was presented at the El
Fuerte Hotel in El Fuerte. No artifical effects were used in taking...
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Another folk dancer at El Fuerte Hotel
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Another folk dancer at El Fuerte Hotel
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A folk-dancing couple at El Fuerte Hotel
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