Cultural Gems Across New Mexico
FOR NEW MEXICO STATE historian Rob Martínez, the Land of Enchantment is a place where the past animates the present and culture thrives. The Albuquerque native and former high school teacher’s family…
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Tag: Chaco Culture National Historic Park
Datebook: June 2026
PUT ON YOUR best boots and biggest hat and get ready for a rootin’ tootin’ time at the Wild West Frontier Festival. The fictional 1880s mining town of Jamestown, New Mexico, pops up at the Wildlife…
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Voices of Chaco: Judy Tuwaletstiwa
C HACO CHANGED Judy Tuwaletstiwa’s life, both personally and as an artist. For one, it’s where she met her husband, Phillip Tuwaletstiwa (Hopi). Her time in the canyon also launched a creative journey…
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Walk Chaco’s Ancient Trails
THE TRAIL TO TSIN KLETSIN meanders through sagebrush, sandstone, and desert washes before climbing up to the Ancestral Puebloan great house. The South Mesa structure seems to stand alone, far removed…
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Where to Camp Near Chaco
Gallo Campground. Sleep in your RV or tent at the edge of Chaco Culture National Historical Park at the 29-site campground, with views from some campsites to Fajada Butte and from others to a small…
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Ancient Astronomy at Chaco Canyon
WHILE THE SKY still just hints at dawn, people line up at the Chaco Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center, waiting for the gates to open on what, for many, will be a once-in-a-lifetime view…
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Voices of Chaco: Cheyenne Antonio
C HEYENNE ANTONIO works as an energy organizer for nonprofit Diné C.A.R.E. (Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment). Her family is from Pueblo Pintado, about a dozen miles east of Chaco. Her job…
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Ancient Roads of Chaco Canyon
ROADS SPIDERWEB ACROSS the landscape surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, often constructed in remarkably straight lines that are maintained over cliffs and canyon rims. Unlike “roads”…
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Explore the Reach of Chaco Culture
FOR ANCESTRAL PUEBLOAN PEOPLE, Chaco Canyon may have been a central place, but the culture spread across the present-day boundaries of four states. Hundreds of additional communities share Chaco’s…
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Voices of Chaco: Craig Quanchello
C HACO CANYON is part of a story that remains alive today, according to Craig Quanchello, governor of Picuris Pueblo. The community has long affirmed its ties to those ancestral people but recently…
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