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Taos
This small town of 5000 people in northern New Mexico has long been a popular artists’ colony and town’s adobe architecture and bohemian atmosphere continues to attract tourists. Taos is famous for the UNESCO-classified Taos Pueblo site but many visitors also come here for outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing and white water rafting.
Practical Information
Taos County Chamber of Commerce
1139 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos
Tel (505) 758 3873 or 1 800 732 8267
Website www.taoschamber.com
Local Transport
The Chile Line (website www.taosgov.com/transportation/chile-line.htm) is Taos’ local bus service. A one-way fare costs 50c.
Accommodation
The Abominable Snowmansion
476 State Highway 150 (Taos Ski Valley Road), Arroyo Seco, NM 87571
Tel (505) 776 8298
Sights
Taos Art Museum
Taos is noted as one of North America’s leading art colonies and the Taos Art Museum displays a collection of work from the Taos Society of Artists. The museum is housed in the former home of the noted Russian painter Nicolai Fechin.
227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos
Tel (505) 758 2690
Website http://taosartmuseum.org/
Admission $8
Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Taos Pueblo
This 1000-year-old site is the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the United States. It is comprised of five-storey adobe homes and is home to 4500 Native Americans who have maintained their traditional lifestyle here for the past 1000 years.
Tel (505) 758 1028
Website www.taospueblo.com
Admission $10; camera fee $5
Open Mon-Sat 8am-4.30pm, Sun 8.30am-4.30pm; closed to visitors for around 10 weeks in late winter/early spring
