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María Lorena Ramírez
María Lorena Ramírez Hernández (born January 1, 1995) is an indigenous long-distance runner belonging to the Rarámuri ethnic group. She lives in Rejocochi, a small community in the state of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Mexico. She became internationally known after winning the Cerro Rojo UltraTrail in 2017, an ultra-distance race of 50 kilometers while wearing Huarache (running shoe), huaraches. She finished with a time of 07:20. She competes wearing traditional garb, including her trademark long skirt. Biography Ramírez was born and has resided in the locality of Ciénaga de Noragachi, in the municipality of Guachochi. She takes care of her family's cattle, walking between 10 and 15 kilometers every day with them. She belongs to a Mexican indigenous community, the Rarámuri, historically known for their endurance and for their aptitude in long-distance running; in fact, the term Rarámuri means "light feet". Her brother, her father, and her grandfather have also been runne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guachochi
Guachochi is a city in the south-western portion of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The city of Guachochi serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. As of 2010, the city of Guachochi had a population of 14,513, up from 12,385 in 2005. Municipality Guachochi is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Guachochi. The municipality covers an area of 4,340.35 km². It was created by the State Congress on 31 December 1962, with its excision from the municipality of Batopilas. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 49,689, up from 45,881 as of 2005. As of 2010, the city of Guachochi had a population of 14,513. Other than the city of Guachochi, the municipality had 1,508 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Samachique (1,241), classified as rural. The municipality has 1,134 localities. The largest are: History The settlement was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |