The Isolated Life of the Tarahumara
This story originally aired on World Vision Report in April 2007.
The Tarahumara are a group of seminomadic people who live an isolated life in the mountains of northern Mexico. They call themselves Rarámuri — “those of light feet” — and most live without electricity, heaters, gas stoves, and with very little conversation. They till crops, tend goats, and drink a fermented corn beer. They live a quiet, traditional but tough life that has been largely unimpacted by modern life… for now. This is an audio postcard of life with a Rarámuri family.
LISTEN NOW: [Total time: 5 mins 26 secs]
LINK: Read more about the Tarahumara in an article from the November 2008 issue of National Geographic.