Taos Pueblo
— — adobe that has held a thousand winters.
Not only on a wall.
“A multi-story adobe village at the base of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, lived in continuously for more than a thousand years. Taos Pueblo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and still home to roughly 150 residents inside the historic walls. The north and south houses, Hlauuma and Hlaukwima, face each other across the Río Pueblo de Taos. The mud walls are renewed by hand every year.
Taos Pueblo, on ceramic.
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Taos Pueblo lies about one mile north of the town of Taos, New Mexico, at roughly 7,200 feet in the upper Rio Grande valley. The complex stands at the base of the Sangre de Cristo range, on a small tributary called the Río Pueblo de Taos that runs cold and clear out of the mountains. The pueblo has been continuously inhabited for more than a thousand years and is one of the oldest such communities in North America. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992.
The pueblo's people, who speak the Tiwa language, have lived in this valley since well before European contact. In 1680 Taos was a centre of the Pueblo Revolt against Spanish rule. The Catholic Church of San Geronimo, rebuilt in 1850 after destruction during the Mexican-American War, still stands inside the walls. In 1970 President Nixon signed the act returning Blue Lake, a sacred high-altitude lake in the mountains above, to the Pueblo after a 64-year campaign by the tribe. It remains closed to the public.
Taos Pueblo is open to visitors most of the year, with a small entry fee that supports the community. The pueblo closes for several weeks each spring and for ceremonial days throughout the year, so calling ahead is necessary. Photography is allowed inside the main plaza with a permit; certain buildings and the church interior are off limits. Visitors are asked to stay out of doorways without invitation and not to climb on the walls. The closest airport is Albuquerque, about two and a half hours south.