Tarahumara
noun
Tar·a·hu·ma·ra
ˌter-ə-hü-ˈmär-ə 
ˌta-rə-hü-ˈmär-ə
1
plural Tarahumara or Tarahumaras
: a member of an Indigenous people living in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico
called also Rarámuri
2
: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tarahumara people
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The Lodge at Creel Hotel & Spa A rugged setting sets the scene at this beautiful lodge-style hotel in the heart of the Sierra Tarahumara mountains.
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
The Minimalist Shoe Trend Went Maximalist In 2009, Christopher McDougall published Born to Run, a rollicking account of the distance running feats of a tribe living in Mexico’s Copper Canyons known as the Tarahumara.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2019
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
The Minimalist Shoe Trend Went Maximalist In 2009, Christopher McDougall published Born to Run, a rollicking account of the distance running feats of a tribe living in Mexico’s Copper Canyons known as the Tarahumara.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2019
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“Tarahumara.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tarahumara. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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