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New Mexico Spanish Missions

San Esteban del Rey de Acoma

Charles Lummis was a journalist interested in historic preservation and indian rights. He traveled through New Mexico in the 1880s. The stark landscapes had a...

New Mexico Spanish Missions

San Gregorio de Abó Mission

The Tompiro People The people that settled Abo at the end of the 11th century were part of the Tompiro group, the same group that...

New Mexico Spanish Missions

San Ysidro & San Buenaventura Missions

Freshwater lakes, with abundant fish, waterfowl, bison, and antelope once covered New Mexico. The Permian Sea extended into the region, leaving traces throughout the...

New Mexico Spanish Missions

Nuestra Señora de Purísima Concepción de Quarai

Captain Francisco Sánchez Chamuscado and Father Agustín Rodríguez reached the five Tompiro speaking villages that comprise the Salinas pueblos in 1581–1582. The Tompiro settled...

New Mexico Spanish Missions

San Miguel Mission | Socorro

Don Juan de Oñate arrived in what is now Socorro in May of 1598. The expedition encountered a hospitable tribe of Indians who provided...

New Mexico Spanish Missions

San Jeronimo Mission

UNESCO World Heritage Site Taos is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural site. The community is distinct, unique and enduring. The pueblo, in its current, multi-story...

Historical Churches

Mission Santo Domingo

There have been four settlements near the current pueblo of Santo Domingo within the last few centuries due to floods. Gipuy was about 2...

Historical Churches

Mission San Felipe de Neri

Modernization erased a lot of Albuquerque’s Spanish colonial history. Like many large metropolitan areas in the southwest, the city expanded based on an organized...

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Rio Grande Nature Center

There are numerous beautiful city parks in the Albuquerque metro area. However, it is the prevalence of nature and urban wildlife that sets “Burque”...

San Francisco de Asís Church

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was one of the most significant events in New Mexico’s history. The revolt wasn’t successful in terms of permanently...

Mogollon, New Mexico

Lodging

Hotel Luna Mystica | Taos

Hotel Luna Mystica is a vintage trailer hotel and starlight campground in the vast Mesa of Taos, one of the most mystical locations on...

New Mexico Cabin Rentals | Gila

Adventures & Experiences

Spend The Day At Ghost Ranch

Georgia O'Keeffe made the glorious vistas of Ghost Ranch famous. The property encompasses 21,000 acres of colorful canyons, magnificent mesas, and spectacular stone spires....