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Sunday, July 21, 2024

Time for Taos and its Special Native People

 

Taos, New Mexico (elevation 6,969 feet) was the next stop on our Southwest journey. Alesia did her research and really wanted us to visit the Taos Pueblo UNESCO World Heritage Site- and I’m glad we did because this is a fascinating slice of American history. And it represents a people today holding on to traditions and a way of life. 




Upon arrival, I didn’t know what to expect. I guess I was thinking ancient dwellings in the side of mountains, a la the Aztecs and Incas. Not really the case at all. 






The adobe dwellings are old but they are also very much in use today as homes for today’s Tiwa or Tiwa Puebloans (or Taos Indians which is easier to remember). Other structures are shops where art, crafts, jewelry, and other items made by these native Americans are sold to tourists.