Taos Pueblo, circa 1920

Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos), continuously inhabited for over 1000 years, is the ancient town of the Northern Tiwa speaking tribe of Pueblo people, Native Americans. It lies about one mile north of modern Taos, New Mexico on the Rio Pueblo, a small stream which flows from the Sangre de Cristo Range. 95,000 acres (384 km²) are attached to the pueblo; about 2000 people live there. In their own language the name of Taos is Tua-tah which means "our village." Taos Pueblo in pre-1923 postcard This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Taos Pueblo in pre-1923 postcard This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Tiwa, in Spanish Tigua, is a group of closely related languages spoken by some Pueblo people in New Mexico. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... Assiniboin Boy, an Atsina Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in modern times. ... Taos is a city located in Taos County, New Mexico. ... The Sangre de Cristo Range is a narrow mountain range of the Rocky Mountains running north and south along the east side of the Rio Grande Rift in southern Colorado in the United States. ...

Taos' most prominent architectural feature is a multi-storied residential complex of reddish-brown adobe divided into two parts by the Rio Pueblo. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on October 9, 1960, and later became a World Heritage Site. USS Constitution. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in Leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... World Heritage Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ...

Taos Pueblo, 1893 illustration

Taos Pueblo today

1893 illustration of Taos Pueblo. ... 1893 illustration of Taos Pueblo. ... Download high resolution version (600x900, 137 KB)Taos Pueblo, October 1999 Photographed by: David Slauson, 1999. ... Download high resolution version (600x900, 137 KB)Taos Pueblo, October 1999 Photographed by: David Slauson, 1999. ...

External links

General

• Taos Pueblo today (2003)
• Webcam of sacred Taos Mountain
• Taos El Torreon Historic Hacienda

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Google Local or Yahoo! Maps
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
  • Satellite image from Google Local or Microsoft Virtual Earth