Author: Richard D. Fisher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Well-illustrated with color photographs, this guide gives the reader history as well as practical traveler's tips. Includes information on the canyon train, the Tarahumara race, and the state of Chihuahua.
Barranca Del Cobre
Author: Richard D. Fisher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Well-illustrated with color photographs, this guide gives the reader history as well as practical traveler's tips. Includes information on the canyon train, the Tarahumara race, and the state of Chihuahua.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Well-illustrated with color photographs, this guide gives the reader history as well as practical traveler's tips. Includes information on the canyon train, the Tarahumara race, and the state of Chihuahua.
Canyons of the Mind
Author: Russell James Ray
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1638292140
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Russell James Ray is credited with the first canyoneering descents of the Barrancas Sinforosa and Batopilas. It was an endeavor that spanned several years, and included a self-delusional non-first descent of the Barranca Del Cobre. He currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he dreams of other things.
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1638292140
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Russell James Ray is credited with the first canyoneering descents of the Barrancas Sinforosa and Batopilas. It was an endeavor that spanned several years, and included a self-delusional non-first descent of the Barranca Del Cobre. He currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he dreams of other things.
The People's Guide to Mexico
Author: Carl Franz
Publisher: Rick Steves
ISBN: 1612380492
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Over the past 35 years, hundreds of thousands of readers have agreed: This is the classic guide to "living, traveling, and taking things as they come" in Mexico. Now in its updated 14th edition, The People's Guide to Mexico still offers the ideal combination of basic travel information, entertaining stories, and friendly guidance about everything from driving in Mexico City to hanging a hammock to bartering at the local mercado. Features include: • Advice on planning your trip, where to go, and how to get around once you're there • Practical tips to help you stay healthy and safe, deal with red tape, change money, send email, letters and packages, use the telephone, do laundry, order food, speak like a local, and more • Well-informed insight into Mexican culture, and hints for enjoying traditional fiestas and celebrations • The most complete information available on Mexican Internet resources, book and map reviews, and other info sources for travelers
Publisher: Rick Steves
ISBN: 1612380492
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Over the past 35 years, hundreds of thousands of readers have agreed: This is the classic guide to "living, traveling, and taking things as they come" in Mexico. Now in its updated 14th edition, The People's Guide to Mexico still offers the ideal combination of basic travel information, entertaining stories, and friendly guidance about everything from driving in Mexico City to hanging a hammock to bartering at the local mercado. Features include: • Advice on planning your trip, where to go, and how to get around once you're there • Practical tips to help you stay healthy and safe, deal with red tape, change money, send email, letters and packages, use the telephone, do laundry, order food, speak like a local, and more • Well-informed insight into Mexican culture, and hints for enjoying traditional fiestas and celebrations • The most complete information available on Mexican Internet resources, book and map reviews, and other info sources for travelers
The Everything Family Guide To Mexico
Author: Bob Brooke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1605503134
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Mexico has become a popular family vacation destination, with resorts catering to parents and children of all ages. Over 5.3 million tourists visit Mexico annually. The Everything Family Guide to Mexico is the travel handbook for the adventurous and cautious family alike. With a historical and cultural overview of Mexico and special attention given to family-friendly destinations, this is the all-in-one travel planner for any family. With extensive coverage on finding deals online, cruising to Mexico, budgeting, and arranging outdoor and rainy-day activities The Everything Family Guide to Mexico is a one-stop resource packed with exciting ideas and useful tips for the perfect family vacation!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1605503134
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Mexico has become a popular family vacation destination, with resorts catering to parents and children of all ages. Over 5.3 million tourists visit Mexico annually. The Everything Family Guide to Mexico is the travel handbook for the adventurous and cautious family alike. With a historical and cultural overview of Mexico and special attention given to family-friendly destinations, this is the all-in-one travel planner for any family. With extensive coverage on finding deals online, cruising to Mexico, budgeting, and arranging outdoor and rainy-day activities The Everything Family Guide to Mexico is a one-stop resource packed with exciting ideas and useful tips for the perfect family vacation!
Mexico
Author: Marilen Andrist
Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 9783886181193
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Annotation. Fully colour-illustrated travel guides packed with information on the history and culture of a destination.
Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 9783886181193
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Annotation. Fully colour-illustrated travel guides packed with information on the history and culture of a destination.
Mexico's Sierra Tarahumara
Author: William Dirk Raat
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806128153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Tarahumara, "people of the edge", live on the boundaries of civilization, in the mountains and canyonlands of Mexico's Sierra Tarahumara. There, in southwestern Chihuahua, terrain terminates at the edge of canyons; there mountains border the sky. In these pages, words by W. Dirk Raat and images by George R. Janecek are testimony to the endurance of the Tarahumara people. Today, roughly fifty thousand Tarahumaras continue living in ways similar to those of their ancestors, retaining many customs from their pre-Columbian past. At the same time, as outsiders modify the environment in an effort to subsist - and to profit - the Tarahumara have adapted their culture in order to survive. Contemporary Tarahumara culture is a product largely of the Jesuit era, from 1607 to 1767. The native people responded to the Spanish either by trying to live beyond the influence of the Church or by becoming Christianized Indians and seeking Church protection. This distinction still can be seen. However, even those who became Christian did not succumb to attempts to eradicate traditional religious and cultural practices. Rather they incorporated Christianity into their own world view. The nineteenth century saw the arrival of gold and silver miners and of American promoters seeking to extend their commercial empire into northern Mexico. The twentieth century has witnessed the Mexican Revolution and the emergence of the "mestizo age". In the canyon homelands of the Tarahumara, railroads and electricity have facilitated extensive timber and copper mining as well as increased tourism.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806128153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Tarahumara, "people of the edge", live on the boundaries of civilization, in the mountains and canyonlands of Mexico's Sierra Tarahumara. There, in southwestern Chihuahua, terrain terminates at the edge of canyons; there mountains border the sky. In these pages, words by W. Dirk Raat and images by George R. Janecek are testimony to the endurance of the Tarahumara people. Today, roughly fifty thousand Tarahumaras continue living in ways similar to those of their ancestors, retaining many customs from their pre-Columbian past. At the same time, as outsiders modify the environment in an effort to subsist - and to profit - the Tarahumara have adapted their culture in order to survive. Contemporary Tarahumara culture is a product largely of the Jesuit era, from 1607 to 1767. The native people responded to the Spanish either by trying to live beyond the influence of the Church or by becoming Christianized Indians and seeking Church protection. This distinction still can be seen. However, even those who became Christian did not succumb to attempts to eradicate traditional religious and cultural practices. Rather they incorporated Christianity into their own world view. The nineteenth century saw the arrival of gold and silver miners and of American promoters seeking to extend their commercial empire into northern Mexico. The twentieth century has witnessed the Mexican Revolution and the emergence of the "mestizo age". In the canyon homelands of the Tarahumara, railroads and electricity have facilitated extensive timber and copper mining as well as increased tourism.
Canyoneering
Author: John Annerino
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811727006
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Discusses the natural history, geography, and geology of canyons, and offers advice on hiking, rappelling, and rafting, as well as, how to train for an expedition.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811727006
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Discusses the natural history, geography, and geology of canyons, and offers advice on hiking, rappelling, and rafting, as well as, how to train for an expedition.
The Rough Guide to Mexico
Author: Daniel Jacobs
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1405387572
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 1313
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Mexico is the essential travel guide to this vast, extraordinarily varied country. From the deserts of the north to the tropical jungles of Chaipas; from ancient pyramids to Mexico City's sophisticated club scene; from colonial cathedrals to spring break in Cancún; the Rough Guide provides comprehensive coverage of it all. The guide offers detailed and practical advice on the best places to stay, where to sample some of Mexico's tastiest food and where to go to order the finest margarita for all budgets. The guide is packed with informed description of Mexico's archeological sites and museums and their fascinating historical and cultural background. Readers will find the coverage of hundreds of beaches, excursions and activities indispensable, while richly illustrated colour sections explore the wonders of Mexican cuisine and the country's dynamic festivals. Informative and inspirational, with dozens of maps, handy languages tips and site plans, The Rough Guide to Mexico is your essential companion to this vibrant, unforgettable country. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Mexico
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1405387572
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 1313
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Mexico is the essential travel guide to this vast, extraordinarily varied country. From the deserts of the north to the tropical jungles of Chaipas; from ancient pyramids to Mexico City's sophisticated club scene; from colonial cathedrals to spring break in Cancún; the Rough Guide provides comprehensive coverage of it all. The guide offers detailed and practical advice on the best places to stay, where to sample some of Mexico's tastiest food and where to go to order the finest margarita for all budgets. The guide is packed with informed description of Mexico's archeological sites and museums and their fascinating historical and cultural background. Readers will find the coverage of hundreds of beaches, excursions and activities indispensable, while richly illustrated colour sections explore the wonders of Mexican cuisine and the country's dynamic festivals. Informative and inspirational, with dozens of maps, handy languages tips and site plans, The Rough Guide to Mexico is your essential companion to this vibrant, unforgettable country. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Mexico
The Best of Edward Abbey
Author: Edward Abbey
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 079531745X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
A mix of fiction and essays by the author described as “the Thoreau of the American West” (Larry McMurtry, The Washington Post). Edward Abbey himself compiled this volume representing some of his greatest work—including selections from such novels as The Monkey Wrench Gang, The Brave Cowboy, and Black Sun, as well as a number of expressive and acerbic essays. Renowned for inspiring modern environmentalists—though his interests ranged as widely as the landscapes he loved—Abbey offers an entertaining introduction to his writing, including excerpts from the autobiographical Desert Solitaire, in addition to his own sketches illustrating the text throughout.
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 079531745X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
A mix of fiction and essays by the author described as “the Thoreau of the American West” (Larry McMurtry, The Washington Post). Edward Abbey himself compiled this volume representing some of his greatest work—including selections from such novels as The Monkey Wrench Gang, The Brave Cowboy, and Black Sun, as well as a number of expressive and acerbic essays. Renowned for inspiring modern environmentalists—though his interests ranged as widely as the landscapes he loved—Abbey offers an entertaining introduction to his writing, including excerpts from the autobiographical Desert Solitaire, in addition to his own sketches illustrating the text throughout.
Tarahumara Medicine
Author: Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806152702
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Tarahumara, one of North America’s oldest surviving aboriginal groups, call themselves Rarámuri, meaning “nimble feet”—and though they live in relative isolation in Chihuahua, Mexico, their agility in long-distance running is famous worldwide. Tarahumara Medicine is the first in-depth look into the culture that sustains the “great runners.” Having spent a decade in Tarahumara communities, initially as a medical student and eventually as a physician and cultural observer, author Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón is uniquely qualified as a guide to the Rarámuri’s approach to medicine and healing. In developing their healing practices, the Tarahumaras interlaced religious lore, magic, and careful observations of nature. Irigoyen-Rascón thoroughly situates readers in the Rarámuri’s environment, describing not only their health and nutrition but also the mountains and rivers surrounding them and key aspects of their culture, from long-distance kick-ball races to corn beer celebrations and religious dances. He describes the Tarahumaras’ curing ceremonies, including their ritual use of peyote, and provides a comprehensive description of Tarahumara traditional herbal remedies, including their botanical characteristics, attributed effects, and uses. To show what these practices—and the underlying concepts of health and disease—might mean to the Rarámuri and to the observer, Irigoyen-Rascón explores his subject from both an outsider and an insider (indigenous) perspective. Through his balanced approach, Irigoyen-Rascón brings to light relationships between the Rarámuri healing system and conventional medicine, and adds significantly to our knowledge of indigenous American therapeutic practices. As the most complete account of Tarahumara culture ever written, Tarahumara Medicine grants readers access to a world rarely seen—at once richly different from and inextricably connected with the ideas and practices of Western medicine.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806152702
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Tarahumara, one of North America’s oldest surviving aboriginal groups, call themselves Rarámuri, meaning “nimble feet”—and though they live in relative isolation in Chihuahua, Mexico, their agility in long-distance running is famous worldwide. Tarahumara Medicine is the first in-depth look into the culture that sustains the “great runners.” Having spent a decade in Tarahumara communities, initially as a medical student and eventually as a physician and cultural observer, author Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón is uniquely qualified as a guide to the Rarámuri’s approach to medicine and healing. In developing their healing practices, the Tarahumaras interlaced religious lore, magic, and careful observations of nature. Irigoyen-Rascón thoroughly situates readers in the Rarámuri’s environment, describing not only their health and nutrition but also the mountains and rivers surrounding them and key aspects of their culture, from long-distance kick-ball races to corn beer celebrations and religious dances. He describes the Tarahumaras’ curing ceremonies, including their ritual use of peyote, and provides a comprehensive description of Tarahumara traditional herbal remedies, including their botanical characteristics, attributed effects, and uses. To show what these practices—and the underlying concepts of health and disease—might mean to the Rarámuri and to the observer, Irigoyen-Rascón explores his subject from both an outsider and an insider (indigenous) perspective. Through his balanced approach, Irigoyen-Rascón brings to light relationships between the Rarámuri healing system and conventional medicine, and adds significantly to our knowledge of indigenous American therapeutic practices. As the most complete account of Tarahumara culture ever written, Tarahumara Medicine grants readers access to a world rarely seen—at once richly different from and inextricably connected with the ideas and practices of Western medicine.