5 New Mexico pueblos to visit
1
ACOMA
Mesa-top village (above) 65 miles west of Albuquerque has architecturally acclaimed cultural center and museum. Guided tours available.
2
TAOS
Multistoried adobe buildings here have been inhabited for more
than 1,000 years. Guided tours led by pueblo youth give palpable sense of community life.
3
SANTA CLARA
Just 24 miles north of Santa Fe,
this is the gateway to the ancient Puye Cliff Dwellings,
carved into the mesa walls by the ancestors of the Santa Clara people.
4
SAN ILDEFONSO
Tiny pueblo northwest of Santa Fe is famed for the black-on-black pottery pioneered by Maria Martinez and for dances open to outsiders in June, July, September, and January.
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5
ZUNI
Largest and most traditional of the state’s 19 pueblos, Zuni is famed for pottery, jewelry, and animal fetish stone carvings. Stunning murals in 1629 mission church span Zuni and Roman Catholic religious traditions. History, art, and archeology tours available.
PATRICIA HARRIS
and DAVID LYON
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