Could you live like a Tarahumara? Live in the remote mountains of north-western Mexico? Carry on your life as people have done for centuries? Don Burgess answers 30 questions about the history and culture of the Tarahumara people of Mexico. The black and white photographs of Bob Schalkwijk and Don Burgess illustrate each answer. This bilingual (English and Spanish) nonfiction is suitable for both young readers and travelers to the Sierra Tarahumara. ?Podrias vivir como un Tarahumara? ?Vivir en las montanas remotas del noroeste de Mexico? ?Continuar su vida como su gente ha hecho durante siglos? Don Burgess responde a 30 preguntas sobre la historia y la cultura del pueblo Tarahumara de Mexico. Las fotografias de Bob Schalkwijk y de Don Burgess ilustran cada respuesta. Esta no-ficcion bilingue (ingles y espanol) es conveniente para los lectores jovenes y los viajeros planeando una visita a la Sierra Tarahumara.

Author Biography

Don Burgess has written numerous books for and about the Tarahumara of Chihuahua, Mexico. Born in Texas, he is a linguist/translator of Ralamuli, who has lived in the Sierra since the 1960s. Don Burgess ha escrito numerosos libros para y sobre los tarahumaras de Chihuahua, Mexico. Nacido en Texas, es linguista y traductor del ralamuli que ha vivido en la Sierra desde la decada de 1960. Bob Schalkwijk moved to Mexico from the Netherlands in 1958. Three books about the Tarahumara, their landscapes and people published in 1975, 1985 and 2014 distinguish his work. To date, his more than 400,000 photographs span 45 countries. Bob Schalkwijk llego a Mexico de Holanda en 1958. Entre sus publicaciones destacan tres libros de la tarahumara, sus paisajes y habitantes publicados en 1975, 1985 y 2014. Hasta la fecha, su acervo se conforma por mas de 400,000 fotografias de 45 paises. Don Burgess has written numerous books for and about the Tarahumara of Chihuahua, Mexico. Born in Texas, he is a linguist/translator of Ralamuli, who has lived in the Sierra since the 1960s. Don Burgess ha escrito numerosos libros para y sobre los tarahumaras de Chihuahua, Mexico. Nacido en Texas, es linguista y traductor del ralamuli que ha vivido en la Sierra desde la decada de 1960.