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Taos Pueblo

Tiwa Pueblo in New Mexico; oldest U.S. city

Photo: Bradley Weber, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Taos Pueblo (t’óynemą) is a neighborhood of greater Taos in North Central New Mexico.

Getting there and around

Getting there

It is easy to enter the pueblo from the Highway to the Town of Taos, but traffic can make the short drive take upwards of an hour.

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Getting around

The entirety of the pueblo (save those areas off-limits to tourists) is accessible by walking. Residents have cars they may be driving around in the pueblo, but if you take standard precautions you won't be in any harm.

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UnderstandTaos Pueblo was constructed some time between 1000 and 1450 BCE, according to the pueblo's website.

Get inIt is easy to enter the pueblo from the Highway to the Town of Taos, but traffic can make the short drive take upwards of an hour.

Get aroundThe entirety of the pueblo (save those areas off-limits to tourists) is accessible by walking. Residents have cars they may be driving around in the pueblo, but if you take standard precautions you won't be in any harm.

RespectSince Taos Pueblo is a Native American site, there are rules that tourists are expected to follow to ensure the safety of the tourists, tribal members, and the sanctity of the site.

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DoWander the (non-restricted) areas of the pueblo. Take in the scenery of Taos Mountain in the background, or of the river that divides the pueblo in half.

BuyMost every house in the pueblo contains an art studio or a restaurant. There are paintings, pottery, sculptures, and jewelry for sale (all made by the seller or their family).

EatThere are fewer restaurants than there are galleries, but each one is still unique. All serve traditional meals, with more non-traditional drinks (soda, beer, etc.)

SleepThere are no sleeping accommodations anywhere in the pueblo, but there are hotels in Taos.

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Photo: Bradley Weber, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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