The Tarahumara live in the mountains in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico. This is an area of high mountains and deep tropical valleys. It sometimes snows in the mountains in winter. The Tarahumara live in caves, or in wooden or stone houses. They have small farms. There are not many roads.
Other Mexico tribes use horses or donkeys for travel. The Tarahumara walk wherever they need to go. They carry heavy baskets on their backs. Perhaps this is why the Tarahumara are excellent runners. They can run many kilometers without getting tired, and they like to organize races.
When the men race, they kick a wooden ball ahead of them while they run. Before they start racing, they plan where and how long they will run. They might run just a few minutes, or they might fun for several hours. Sometimes they run in teams, and sometimes each person runs as an individual.
The women's races are similar except that the women do not kick a ball. They throw a wooden hoop in front of them with a stick. A hoop is a ring or circle.
The Tarahumara have other games and sports. They even play a kind of lacrosse. However, they are famous because they can run so fast and so far.
Vocabulary
- valley (n): an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it. ជ្រលងភ្នំ the Nile valley. eg. There was snow on the hill tops but not in the valley.
- cave (n): a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff or mountains, or one that is underground. រូងភ្នំ គុហារ
- basket (n): ល្អី កញ្ឆេ ជាល កញ្ច្រែង
- hoop (n): a ring of wood, metal or plastic, or sometimes a half ring. កង វ័ណ្ឌ eg. The dogs had been trained to jump through hoops.
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