Rarajipari, the Kick Ball Race of the Tarahumara Indians |
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| Author:
| Palma, Jesus Manuel
Irigoyen, Fructuoso |
| Foreword by:
| Martinez, Patricio
Martinez, Bonifacio |
| Illustrator:
| Irigoyen, Saul |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5497-2304-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1985 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.00 |
Book Description:
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The book describes the kick-ball race of the Tarahumara Indians of Chihuahua, Mexico qualfied as the most strenous sport regularly practiced in the world. Historic, cultural, physiological observations about the race and the group that preserves these races are discussed. The second part of the book contains the narration of Jesus Manuel Palma of his experiences as a chokeame (race organizer)
The book describes the kick-ball race of the Tarahumara Indians of Chihuahua, Mexico qualfied as the most strenous sport regularly practiced in the world. Historic, cultural, physiological observations about the race and the group that preserves these races are discussed. The second part of the book contains the narration of Jesus Manuel Palma of his experiences as a chokeame (race organizer)