TAOS PUEBLO IS LOCATED JUST JUST NORTH OF THE SANTE FE. IT IS THE LARGEST SURVIVING MULTI STORIED STRUCTURE AT A PUEBLO IN THE U.S. THEIR WATER SOURCE IS CRYSTAL BLUE RIO PUEBLO WHICH ORIGINATES AT A SACRED BLUE LAKE. LIFE HERE HAS EXISTED FOR 1000 YEARS. THEY MAKE ALL KINDS OF CRAFTS FOR TOURISTS, INCLUDING TEE SHIRTS, MOCCASINS, AND DRUMS, SCULPTURES, PAINTINGS, AND JEWELRY, AND TRADITIONAL ART FORMS. THEY MAKE HIGH QUALITY MICA FLECKED POTTERY. ABOUT 150 PEOPLE LIVE HERE.
IN 1966 IT WAS PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. IF YOU VISIT ON A FEAST DAY THEY SING SONGS AND DANCE TRADITIONALLY WHICH HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. THEIR LAND IS 99,000 ACRES. THEY LOVE TO BAKE LARGE LOAVES OF BREAD IN OUTDOOR OVENS.
MY MOM, BROTHER, SISTER IN LAW VISITED THE PUEBLO WHEN WE TOURED ALBUQUERQUE ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO. IT HAD A NICE CLEAR CREEK RUNNING THROUGH THROUGH THE VILLAGE. THEY HAVE BOTH KIVAS AND A CATHOLIC MISSION. NINETY PERCENT ARE CATHOLIC. THEY TRAVEL UP TAOS MT. TO HAVE SACRED CEREMONIES.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER
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