They are possibly the remnants of the wonderful runners among the Indian tribes in the beginning of this century.

There is an account of one of the Tauri-Mauri who was mail carrier between Guarichic and San Jose de los Cruces, a distance of 50 miles of as rough, mountainous road as ever tried a mountaineer's lungs and limbs.
Bareheaded and barelegged, with almost no clothing, this man made this trip each day, and, carrying on his back a mail-pouch weighing 40 pounds, moved gracefully and easily over his path, from time to time increasing his speed as though practicing, and then again more slowly to smoke a cigarette.

The Tauri-Mauri are long-limbed and slender, giving the impression of being above the average height.

There is scarcely any flesh on their puny arms, but their legs are as muscular as those of a greyhound.

In short running they have the genuine professional stride, something rarely seen in other Indian racers.