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 The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 10.0 (average on 1 votes)Coordinates : 36.40856438568037, -105.5735807408214 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : Taos is a small town in northern New Mexico characterized by adobe architecture. Around Taos Plaza, the heart of the town, there is a small town whose style perfectly intersects that of the pueblos with that of the Spanish colonial settlements. A mile away is Taos Pueblo, a native village that is part of New Mexico's Northern Eight Pueblos. More than a thousand years old, it is among the oldest settlements still inhabited in America and today about 200 people live there. Its name, Tua-tah in the native Tiwa language, simply means "our village", while the current toponym is a Hispanization due to explorers. Inside Taos Pueblo you can freely photograph the village but not the people. Taking a detour of a few minutes by car, you reach one of the highest bridges in the United States (the seventh to be exact), as well as one of the most scenic. It is the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, so called because it connects the two banks of the gorge where the Rio Grande flows, and it is a real spectacle. By parking in the designated area, you can walk along the edge of the canyon, to get away from the bridge and photograph it from the right perspective.Recommended equipment : Everything you can have based on the choice of personal taste. From the wide-angle for landscapes to the telephoto for details.Best months : Taos "new" can be visited all year round, while Taos Pueblo is usually closed to the public in the winter months, but there can be exceptional openings. If you are lucky enough to be able to visit it in winter, you will most likely enjoy an even more evocative landscape thanks to the snow. How to get there : The nearest city is the state capital, Santa Fe, which is about 110 km away (an hour and a quarter by car). To get to the pueblo from the capital, take US-84/US-285 to Española and from there take NM-68 northeast. If desired, Taos can also be reached by bus from Santa Fe: the NCRTD bus no. 200 takes 1h30m to get to Taos (in Española it becomes the no. 300 but remains the same vehicle)Visits : Taos "new" as a town does not require any payment, Taos Pueblo instead can be visited by paying the appropriate ticket. On your own or by taking a guided tour (which does not require additional expenses other than the entrance ticket) you can visit the village and enter some of the adobe houses, made of sun-dried straw and mud bricks. Taos Pueblo is open daily from 9 am to 4 pm, except Mondays. It is usually closed to the public in the winter months (mid-November to mid-April), but special openings may occur. You can check the opening on the official website.Notes : | | Nearby:   Santa Fe 85 km
 Great Sand Dunes NP 143 km
 Albuquerque 174 km
 Shiprock 293 km
 Maroon Bells - Aspen 323 km
 Marble (town in Colorado) 329 km
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