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Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo, circa 1920
Taos Pueblo 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' most prominent architectural feature is a multi-storied residential complex of reddish-brown adobe divided into two parts by the Rio Pueblo.


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General

  • Taos Pueblo today (2003) http://taospueblo.com/
  • Taos Pueblo, October (1999) http://en.wikipedia.org/upload/a/a3/Taos.jpg
  • image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:TaosPuebloSm.jpg
  • Maps and aerial photos
    • Street map from Mapquest http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=NaodW29-itema5
      cda081c169fc7&longitude=-105.54559&zoom=8
    • Topographic map from Topozone http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.43917&lon=NaodW29-item
      1f42ec493591592e&s=24&size=m
    • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=11&lon=NaodW29-item31cc1d6275209
      2c8&lat=36.43917&w=600&h=400



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