When traveling from Colorado Springs to Taos through southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, one of the most obvious changes is linked to architecture, as many buildings are constructed with flat roofs and covered in stucco that tends to be earth-colored, often some shade of red or brown. These types of houses have always appealed … Continue reading Welcome to Taos
Let me take you briefly back to San Luis in southcentral Colorado, the state’s oldest continually inhabited town and a stop en route to Taos, New Mexico, during our April road trip. After exploring the Stations of the Cross Shrine, we continued our drive south on Colorado Highway 159, which turns into New Mexico Highway … Continue reading Bienvenido a Nuevo México
During an April road trip with Taos in New Mexico as our destination, my husband and I revisited San Luis, Colorado’s oldest continually inhabited town, founded in 1851. Like many settlements in southern Colorado, it carries a Spanish name, as this part of the state once lay in the territory of New Spain. The farther … Continue reading Welcome to San Luis
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