Chihuahua

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The Chihuahua name come from the tarahumara "Chihuahua", that means "Dry and sandy place". it is the biggest state of Mexico, but in addition to the arid zones, Chihuahua includes regions of dramatic mountain scenery, lush and fertile valleys and thundering waterfalls surrounded by forests and vegetation.

Many people have been drawn by the riches of Chihuahua. For centuries, two hundred tribes of Native Americans have inhabited this land. Perhaps most notable are the Raramuri, a people whose rich spiritual ideology and strong cultural identity have persevered despite the intrusion of foreign customs. While more warlike tribes such as the Apache were overwhelmed and assimilated, the passive resistance of the Raramuri protected their identity.

Even today, the Raramuri manage to resist the culture of the chabochi (the Raramuri word for white people).
As its popular song says it is a blessed territory, bathed by the moon and the sun.