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wilderone
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The Tarahumara want to preserve their culture and lifestyle, but it is difficult in drier years and many live so far from any town in case medical
attention is needed. I've been donating to this organization which seems to diligently use their funds and doesn't have a lot of staff. I receive a
detailed newsletter once a year which discusses their projects. They drill wells, buy subsidized corn, run a medical clinic, etc. Infant mortality
is way down after many water wells were drilled. Anyway, if you choose:
Tarahumara Childrens Hospital
PO Box 62600 Dept 1346
New Orleans LA 70162
[Edited on 10-22-2010 by wilderone]
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BajaBlanca
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wilderone - that is fantastic .... there was a clinic next to our hotel but I didn't have time to visit it ... I bet they are connected. Would it be
possible for you to tell us more about some of the projects they are involved in besides the wells (and the U.N. named that particular improvement and
the #1 for getting people out of poverty).
Teh guy who puts out the book HISTORY OF THE COPPER CANYON and the Tarahumara Indians which includes UNKNOWN MEXICO by Carl Lumholtz and SILVER MAGNET
by Grant Shepherd also donates profits to giving corn to the Indians whn their crops are not yielding ... The book has incredible photos of the area
and lots of info. and in reality, it is 3 books in one. A deal and a half.
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wilderone
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I dug for the last newsletter which I got last month - made my donation and threw it away. It's very down to earth - the organization buys corn for
distribution in the lean years, equipment for the clinic, pays modest salaries for the few people who run this organization, and the wells are a big
deal; they apply for grant money to keep the organization afloat. I'd get folksy letters from Fr. Luis Verplanken who ran it for many years
(deceased), telling how a drill bit broke, how much it cost, how many tons of corn they bought, how many births and deaths that year. I know they do
a lot to enhance the health of the Tarahumara without interfering with the culture. Even a $5 donation would help with postage, etc. and you'll be on
their mailing list and you can keep up on the news. I only get one mailing a year.
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BajaBlanca
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thanks for the infomation. sounds like a VERY worthwhile organization 
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DENNIS
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More TARAHUMARA stuff:
http://www.forttumbleweed.net/tarahumara.html
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Neal Johns
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Excellent writeup and pics. Thanks!
Neal
On my last trip there, I had a diverse group of friends I was guiding and we had great fun (and a few adventures). We drove down in 4WD's and on the
way home took the roads west to Alamos, a great town to visit. Detailed below:
Read the four post in the DE Trips about my last trip to CC.
http://desertexplorers.org/tr-cucyn99/cucyn.htm
http://desertexplorers.org/ccfotos.htm
http://desertexplorers.org/hughes.htm
http://desertexplorers.org/patvirg.htm
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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BajaBlanca
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Dennis - loved reading the Tarahumara information - and can you believe they think our marathons are too short LOL ??!! but if you consider they run
for a day and a half - then a couple hours IS waaaaaaaaaay toooo short.
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You were there during the winter, weren't you? It didn't look very cold, judging by what you were wearing. I had heard it is really cold there.
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It does get very cold there in the winter. You wonder how the Tarahumara people survive without thick down jackets. But, they have acclimated to the
region over centuries. Plus, the sunlight there is warm during the daylight hours.
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Neal -- Be sure to look at my thread (located here in the 'non-Baja Vacation' section of the forum for video and photos of Alamos and the mountainous
region of Cerocahui and Creel. Our group had to travel via Tubares to Choix and on to El Fuerte. From there, we traveled north to Alamos.
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Barry A.
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We were there for two weeks in February, and tho brisk at night we never even wore jackets------just micro-fleece pull-overs. We were coldest in
Creel, where there was a little snow, but it was shirt sleeve weather in the bottom of the canyon, even at night.
Barry
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Was in Creel three times since '09. Drove to Batopilas. Think I'll go back later this year.
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