Rio Arriba

Established on the site on an abandoned Indian pueblo, Abiquiú in the mid-18th century became a settlement of Spaniards and genízaros...

These precipitous cliffs form the western edge of the Tusas Mountains, a Rocky Mountain highland that enters New Mexico from Colorado.

Population – 1199 Elevation – 7850 ft. From a small crossroads town, Chama became an important site on the Denver & Río Grande Western...

Elevation 7379 feet.

Cόrdova, originally named Pueblo Quemado after a nearby burned-out Indian Pueblo, was permanently re-settled in 1750.

In 1880-82 the Denver & Río Grande Railroad built the San Juan Extension to serve the mines of southwestern Colorado.

A major encounter between the U.S. Army and a large group of Utes and Jicarilla Apaches occurred here in July 1848.

On July 25, 1776, two Franciscans, Fray Francisco Atanasio Domínguez and Fray Silvestre Velez de Escalante set out on horseback on an...

Tewa people lived in this area before the village of El Rito Colorado was settled in the 1830s by residents from the Abiquiú area.

Established in 1888 Site of the first United States Geological Survey training center for hydrographers.

Fort Lowell was established in 1866 to protect the Tierra Amarilla area settlements from the Southern Utes.

One of America’s great and most celebrated painters of the twentieth century, Georgia O’Keeffe is known for her unique depictions of...

This complex of five adobe buildings is situated on the historic Sebastian Martin Land Grant of 1703.

Taos to Tierra Amarilla This road passes through some of the most spectacular scenery in the American Southwest.

The Jicarilla Apaches, primarily a hunting and gathering group, once occupied vast portions of northeastern New Mexico and southern...

The Jicarilla Apaches, primarily a hunting and gathering group, once occupied vast portions of northeastern New Mexico and southern...

The Jicarilla Apache, a Southern Athabascan people, migrated to the Southwest from northwest Canada.

The Jicarilla Apache Tribe commemorated the Centennial Anniversary of their present reservation on February 11, 1987.

During the 19th century, the United States government attempted to establish reservations to separate Indian tribes from settlers along...

During the 19th century, the United States government attempted to establish reservations to separate Indian tribes from settlers along...

The Jicarilla Apache Tribe commemorated the Centennial Anniversary of their present reservation on February 11, 1987.

In 1829-30, Antonio Armijo traveled from Abiquiú to California to trade for mules, thus extending the Old Spanish Trail and opening it to...

Pablita Velarde was an internationally acclaimed artist whose paintings largely depicted Pueblo life.

The pueblo of Picurís, first visited by Spaniards in 1591, was described as being 7 or 8 stories high.

Second highest bridge on the National Highway System, rises 650 feet above the stream of the Rio Grande.

The Rio Grande Gorge and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains form a spectacular setting for the seventh highest bridge in the U.S. The deck...

A tremendous split in the earth’s crust has resulted in the Río Grande rift basin filled with thousands of feet of alluvium from...

Only ruins remain of the chapel of Santa Rosa de Lima, licensed in 1737.

In 1832 the Mexican government made a large community land grant to Manuel Martinez and other settlers, but settlement was delayed by...

Manuel Martinez of Abiquiú received a large land grant in this area in 1832, but opposition from the Utes interrupted colonization until...

In 1754, Governor Tomás Vélez Cachupín granted land on the Río Truchas (Trout River) to 12 families from Santa Cruz and Chimayó.

Ice Age glaciers carved these beautiful alpine peaks, among the highest in the New Mexico Rockies, rising to 13,101 feet.

Under orders from Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1540, Captain Hernando de Alvarado explored among the pueblos and followed this route...