LINKS
Links to Art, Culture, History, and Visitor Information in Northern New Mexico
| NEW MEXICO TOURIST INFORMATION |
| Northern New Mexico—General |
Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau 
Red River Visitor Information Center Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau New Mexico Magazine: Link Directory to the State Federal Writer's Program Guide: New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State Sangres.com: New Mexico Vacation Guide HorseTailTrails.com—tourist and cultural information on Northern New Mexico |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
Sangres.com—Excellent site on everything related to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
| High Road to Taos |
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WebsitesHigh Road to Taos—good overall introduction from New Mexico Tourism's Scenic Byways website High Road to Taos—excellent site from sangres.com High Road to Taos—from TaosGuide High Road to Taos—from the Red River visitor's information site High Road to Taos—from Moon Travel Guides High Road to Taos—from the Santa Fe tourism site Visit the Woodcarvers: Artisans along the High Road to Taos Keep Spanish Traditions Alive—article for Sunset magazine Take the High Road: Santa Fe to Taos, New Mexico—article from ProtoTravels.
High Road to Taos—colorful map from New Mexico Vacation Directory (see detail above) Tour 1: Breathe in the Mountain Vistas—the High Road, but starting from Española Federal Writer's Program Guide (1940)—see parts of Tour 3 and Tour 3a and Tour 11 Driving the High Road to Taos—by Betsy Malloy from About.com (she writes on California travel, but this page is about New Mexico) State Road 518 from Las Vegas to Taos—from MileByMile.com. 
High Road to Taos—tour with photos (see left) and audio CD available from GallopingGalleries.com High Road to Taos with nice map from Go-NewMexico.com High Road to Taos video by OpenRoadTV. |
Magazine Articles“Visit the Woodcarvers: Artisans along the High Road to Taos Keep Spanish Traditions Alive” by Sharon Niederman, Sunset magazine (2004). “Great Escapes: The Insider's Guide to Taos and the High Road to Santa Fe” by Joy Overbeck, Colorado Expression (2006). “On the High Road to Taos” by Hugh Price, New York Times (1983). “Take the Scenic High Road to Taos”—travel article from Denton Record-Chronicle “Surviving the Centuries: Discover New Mexico's Spanish Colonial Art in Timeless High Road Villages, Historic Churches, Galleries, and a Vibrant New Meseum” by Matthew Jaffe, Sunset magazine (2002). |
BooksAlong the High Road: A Guide to the Scenic Route between Espanola and Taos by Margaret M. Nava, Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 2004. |
| Nambé Pueblo |
Nambé Pueblo—from the New Mexico Department of Tourism Nambé Pueblo—from the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center About Nambé Pueblo—from the Nambé Falls information site Nambé Pueblo—from New Mexico Magazine Nambé—from online version of Spanish Mission Churches of New Mexico by L. Bradford Prince (1915). |
| Nambé Falls & Recreation Area |
Nambé Falls—official site Nambé Falls & Recreation Area from New Mexico Tourism Department. |
| Chimayó |
Chimayó—official site, full of information Chimayó, New Mexico—Wikipedia article Plaza del Cerro—information about Chimayó's original fortified plaza. “Introduction to Chimayo” from Frommer's. “Chimayo, New Mexico”—video from TravelChannelTV. |
| Santuario de Chimayó |
El Santuario de Chimayó—official website El Santuario de Chimayó—article from Chimayó website; see also article below it on the Santo Niño Chapel Santuario de Chimayó from New Mexico Tourism Department Chimayo Easter Pilgrimage from New Mexico Tourism Department. “Chimayo Journal: A Pastor Begs to Differ With Flock on Miracles” by Erik Eckholm, New York Times (2008) Our Lord of Esquipulas in New Mexico by Charles Carrillo, historian and santero Pilgrimage to Chimayo, New Mexico—video by Julien McRoberts |
| Córdova |
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The Art of the Image Maker in New Mexico—text and images from The Wood Carvers of Córdova, New Mexico by Charles L. Briggs, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press 
A Woman, a Carver: Lifetime Achievement Winner Couldn't Stop Making Art by Inez Russell, Santa Fe New Mexican, July 22, 2009 Córdova—article from Moon Travel Guides. |
| Truchas |
Truchas—from Sangres.com Truchas—from Wikipedia Truchas—from Moon Travel Guides 
Truchas—history of Truchas from a local B&B, with old black-and-white photographs The Truchas Grant: Nuestra Señora del Rosario, San Fernando y Santiago Grant—a very thorough history by Mark Shiller, from The Center for Land Grant Studies. Truchas land grant documents—photos of the actual documents from the office of the New Mexico State Historian. 
“The Milagro Beanfield War—Wikipedia article about the movie, filmed in Truchas and based on the novel by John Nichols about water, politics, and culture in a small community in Northern New Mexico |
| Ojo Sarco |
Life Is a Ditch: New Mexico Waterways Bring Life to Communities—an article by Kate Perdoni for Caminos about the acequias of Ojo Sarco and the High Road Blue Spring Orchard, Ojo Sarco, New Mexico: Orchard Restoration on the High Road to Taos—blog about restoring a centuries-old orchard in Ojo Sarco |
| Las Trampas |
Las Trampas—article from Sangres.com Photos of Las Trampas from the Library of Congress, taken by John Collier in the 1940s for the Farm Security Administration Las Trampas—Moon Travel Guides article |
| San José de Gracia Church, Las Trampas |
San José de Gracia Church—from Wikipedia San José de Gracia Church—from National Historic Landmarks, National Parks Service website. San José de Gracia Church—more photos and drawings of the church from the Historic American Buildings Survey, 1961. |
| Chamisal |
Chamisal, New Mexico—from Wikipedia |
| Picurís Pueblo |
Picurís Pueblo—from the New Mexico Tourism Department Picurís Pueblo—from the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Picurís Pueblo—from New Mexico Magazine Picuris Pueblo through Time: Eight Centuries of Change in a Northern Rio Grande Pueblo—digitized book, edited by Michael A. Adler and Herbert W. Dick, William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, Taos, 1999. Picurís Pueblo—from Wikipedia Picurís—from online version of Spanish Mission Churches of New Mexico by L. Bradford Prince (1915). |
| Peñasco |
New Wave: Welcome Change Washes over Historic Peñasco by Lesley S. King, New Mexico Magazine, July 2009 Peñasco—from Sangres.com Peñasco—from Moon Travel Guides |
| San Francisco de Asís Church, Ranchos de Taos |
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San Francisco de Asís Church—from GreatBuildings.com |
| NEW MEXICO ART |
| Northern New Mexico Art—General |
Hispanic Folk Arts & The Environment: A New Mexican Perspective by Alejandro Lopez in conjunction with Museum of International Folk Art staff—an excellent introduction to Hispanic folk arts and their links to the land, adobe, weaving, and food. Santa Fe Arts and Culture—a site chock-full of information and articles—be sure to browse around 
Santa Fe Creative Tourism—novel ways to enjoy Northern New Mexico and its art The Collector's Guide—guide for collectors to artists and galleries throughout Northern New Mexico (not just in Santa Fe) How the Santa Fe Art Colony Began: Today's Arts Tapestry in Santa Fe Has a Rich History by Suzanne Deats for The Collector's Guide New Mexico: Photographer's Eden—article by Michael More for The Collector's Guide New Mexico CultureNet—lots of information about art, culture, and events |
| Santos and Santeros |
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Santos of New Mexico: A Four-Hundred-Year Tradition by Barbe Awalt and Paul Rhetts for The Collector's Guide Visit the Woodcarvers: Artisans along the High Road to Taos Keep Spanish Traditions Alive—article for Sunset magazine 
The Art of the Image Maker in New Mexico#8212;text and images from The Wood Carvers of Córdova, New Mexico by Charles L. Briggs, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press Santeros: The Saint-Makers by Dan Paulos The Artisan Families of Mexico City that Settled New Mexico in 1694 by José Antonio Esquibel |
| NEW MEXICO CULTURE & HISTORY |
| Northern New Mexico Culture—General |
Northern New Mexico Archive of Mountain Village Culture—information on folk arts & people of the High Road (incomplete, but still some interesting information) 
Featured Exhibit: Historical Photographs of Chimayó and the Surrounding Region—an online slideshow of historic photographs Southwest Crossroads—This wonderful site has lots of primary source material and articles on every aspect of New Mexico culture, including poems, songs, stories, journals, chronicles, Hispanic and native culture, photos, and more. |
| Agriculture and Acequias |
New Mexico Acequia Association has lots of information and even radio programs on the role of acequias (historic irrigation ditches) and water in the culture and history of Northern New Mexico New Mexico Waterways Bring Life to Communities by Kate Perdoni, from Caminos (2007). Native Hispanic Institute—home of the Chimayó Chile Project |
| Penitentes |
Penitentes (New Mexico)—from Wikipedia Penitentes—a "spotlight" article from Southwest Crossroads, a website full of information about the cultures and histories of the Southwest. En Divina Luz: The Penitente Moradas of New Mexico by Michael Wallis (an excerpt from his book by the same name, with quotes from actual penitentes). |
| Pueblos |
Calendar of Pueblo Indian Events from The Collector's Guide The Indian Pueblos of Northern New Mexico from a Santa Fe tourist site, with excellent guidelines on how tourists should behave at pueblos
Visiting Santa Fe—Things to Do: Eight Northern Indian Pueblos from the Santa Fe Tourist Informaton Bureau Tewa Women United—an organization that promotes native culture and works to end violence. |
| Pot Creek Pueblo Cultural Site |
Pot Creek Pueblo Cultural Site—information from Carson National Forest, which maintains the site Pot Creek Pueblo—information from SMU-in-Taos on ongoing excavation and findings |
| Historic Land Grants |
Cundiyó land grant documents and information from the New Mexico State Historian Sebastian Martín Land Grant (near Las Trampas) |
| Literary |
Quoteson El Tordo (mission ruins near Truchas Peak)—this one has images and sound |
BooksThe High Road to Taos: Poems (National Poetry Series) by Martin Edmunds, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994. |
StoriesEl Milagro del Santo Niño [The Miracle of the Santo Niño] by Edumenio "Ed" Lovato. There are many more stories at this website. |
ToursLiterary Tour of Taos including Truchas |
| Music |
Alabados—article on penitente songs by Alice Corbin Henderson
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| Food |
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Introduction to New Mexican cuisine from Wikipedia, with definitions of all the New Mexico food words 
Cocinas de New Mexico—more about New Mexico cuisine Chimayo Chile—from the New Mexico Tourism Department Chimayo Chile Project—a project to encourage farmers to grown heirloom Chimayo chiles New Mexico Chile—lore, instructions, and recipes New Mexico Restaurants—excellent and informative site Northern New Mexico in Depth: Cuisine—from Frommers |
