[Aztlan] colander-type ceramic vessel

[Greg Sandor]

I think I read about some Tarahumara runners in Runner's World (long ago) 
winning an ultra-marathon (100 miles in SW U.S.) wearing sandals they made 
from tires.

Regards,

Greg

(614) 517-7204
greg at gregsandor.com
http://www.gregsandor.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jeremy smith" <birdjaguar7 at yahoo.com>
To: <aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 8:02 PM
Subject: [Aztlan] colander-type ceramic vessel


> Hi Everybody,
>
>  My wife grew up in the Tarahumara country of the Mexican State Chihuahua 
> near Carichic. They used a vessel like this to make "tesguino." Here is a 
> link to a small article about teguino: 
> http://www.questconnect.org/tara_tesguino.htm
>
>  The Tarahumara are very good runners and believed to have been employed 
> by the Aztecs and others for messenger duty.
>
>  We got married in the little church at Carichic. The Tarahumara were 
> having a religious procession that day for the Virgin of Guadalupe. 
> Religious processions are very popular with them just as with the Maya of 
> today. The church was full to the brim with Tarahumara for our wedding.
>
>  There are caves on the land my father-in-law once owned for his ranch. 
> The Tarahumara would walk for days and use these caves as a hotel to rest. 
> They always impressed me with their leg strength. They carried huge 
> bundles on their backs and had very large leg muscles. These bundles were 
> carried for long distances.
>
>  David
>
>
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