Cerocahui

Cerocahui lies in the canyon country of the Sierra Tarahumara, among the mountains of the Rarámuri homeland. Steep slopes and deep ravines separate its valleys from the western lowlands. In 1680 the Jesuit Juan María de Salvatierra founded the mission of San Francisco Javier de Cerocahui, where he worked among the inhabitants for a decade. He later served in other parts of the Tarahumara mission field before leaving for California.