High in the rugged wilderness of **Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara**, beyond where most roads reach and even the air feels different, lives a people whose name literally means “those who run fast.” The **Rarámuri**, often referred to as the **Tarahumara**, are Indigenous to this land — and they are unlike any runners you’ve ever known.

In the shadowy early hours of the morning, while most of the world is still wrapped in dreams, there exists a place in East Java where fire glows an electric blue, sulfur dances in the air, and the earth itself seems to breathe. Welcome to Kawah Ijen, one of the few places on this planet where you can literally chase fire in the dark—and not get burned.