From Earth to Acoma’s Sky City
MARIA “LILLY” SALVADOR would know the red cheeks of her late mother’s face pots anywhere. She recognized Frances Torivio’s figurative pieces at the Museum of International Folk Art as soon as she saw…
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Editor's Letter: Grand Tour
ANGELISA MURRAY HAS SOME ADVICE for travelers, whatever their destination: “Take a tour,” says the CEO of Heritage Inspirations tour company. “Beginning with a tour is positively the best way to start…
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The Sky's the Limit at Acoma Pueblo
ONE DAY IN THE 1960S, four men with identical suits and haircuts walked into a house at Acoma Pueblo’s Sky City. Tour ambassador Brandon “Turtle” Valdo, whose family began guiding visitors around…
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Celebrating Traditions at Acoma Pueblo
THE 2,000 LUMINARIAS, set and lit by hand, line the road up the mesa to Acoma Pueblo’s 370-foot-high Sky City. Inside the 1629 San Esteban del Rey Mission Church, tribal dancers pound their feet onto…
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Where Ancient Ways Abide
Above: Sky City towers over Acoma's rugged landscape. Photographs by Gabriella Marks. MARISSA CHINO, OUR TOUR GUIDE, spots me lagging behind the group and urges me to join everyone else at the sheer…
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A Place Prepared
Midnight ceremonies are held on Christmas Eve at San Estaban del Rey Mission church, founded in 1629. ON A CHILLY CHRISTMAS EVE just before sunset, my fiancé and I climb to Acoma Pueblo’s Sky City, a…
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