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Route description. US 84 enters New Mexico at Rio Arriba County 28 miles (45 km) south of its terminus at US 160. About six miles (9.7 km) south of the Colorado–New Mexico state line, US 64 comes from the west and travels concurrently with US 84 for the next 28 miles (45 km).
- Dinosaur Country
- Human Habitation
- Puye Cliff Dwellings
- Poshuouinge Ruins
- Oñate Expedition
- Spanish Colony
- Mexican Independence
- Mexican-American War
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As you head south on highway 84 from Tierra Amarilla to Abiquiu, the landscape becomes stark, with less vegetation, revealing colorful, textured, striking rock formations. The pinnacles, cliffs, mesas, buttes and canyons around Ghost Ranch represent a rich geologic record, with portions of river systems, deserts, saline lakes, mudflats and ocean sh...
Archaeologists believe the inhabitants of New Mexico’s Rio Grande pueblos are descended from the people who hunted the southwest for thousands of years. They have found Clovis and Folsom points at various sites, which confirms at least 14,000 years of human presence. The pueblos around Espanola trace their ancestry to the inhabitants of Mesa Verde ...
When the inhabitants of Mesa Verde and Chaco abandoned their villages in the late 12th century, they migrated throughout the region, establishing numerous settlements, including several around present day Espanola and Abiquiu. The Puye Cliff Dwellings(south of Espanola) were home to 1,500 Pueblo Indians who lived, farmed and hunted game in the cany...
The Poshuouinge Ruinsjust south of Abiquiu is one of the largest Rio Grande Pueblos unearthed. Tewa people established the village between 1375-1475 AD. The remnants of more than seven hundred ground-floor rooms encircling two huge plazas and a large central kiva have survived relatively undisturbed for more than six centuries. Villagers abandoned ...
Several members of Oñate’s expedition had personal reasons for accompanying him. The isolation of the northern territory provided refuge for individuals fleeing the religious persecution occurring in Spain. The Spanish crown expelled Jews and Muslims in 1492, establishing the Office of the Holy Inquisition to rout religious impropriety among conver...
Onate’s successor moved the capital to Santa Fe. The Spanish established outpost settlements in Abiquiú, Truchas and Ojo Caliente. These communities were settled by a combination of Mexican Indians, mixed-blood Spaniards, and genizaros. They were established to provide a buffer zone for the Spanish settlements in Santa Fe and Santa Cruz. In additio...
New Mexico was divided into two territories defined by the Rio Grande when Mexico achieved Independence in 1821. Rio Abajo, the “Lower River,” referred to everything south of Santa Fe. Most of New Mexico’s landed gentry trace their ancestry directly from Spain and lived in Rio Abajo. Rio Arriba had evolved into a diverse, isolated, self-reliant and...
General Stephen W. Kearny marched U.S. troops into New Mexico in 1846 and Governor Armijo fled. The United States claimed possession of the territory. The majority of the Mexican militia were unarmed farmers. They couldn’t defend themselves against well-equipped American forces. U.S. soldiers herded townspeople into a church and burned it to the gr...
Explore the scenic and diverse landscapes of Highway 84 between Espanola and Chama, from the Brazos Cliffs to Ghost Ranch. Learn about the geology, history, culture and art of this region, and discover the dinosaur fossils and Georgia O'Keeffe's legacy.
Jun 14, 2014 · On its way from Pagosa Springs, Co., to Santa Fe, N.M., U.S. 84 runs through a dramatic landscape that includes the New Mexico town of Abiquiu, Abiquiu Lake and the Ghost Ranch, about...
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US 84 enters Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, 28 miles (45 km) south of its terminus at US 160. About six miles (9.7 km) south of the Colorado –New Mexico state line, US 64 comes from the west and runs concurrently with US 84 for the next 28 miles (45 km).
Route description. US 84 enters New Mexico at Rio Arriba County 28 miles (45 km) south of its terminus at US 160. About six miles (9.7 km) south of the Colorado–New Mexico state line, US 64 comes from the west and travels concurrently with US 84 for the next 28 miles (45 km).
US 84: 357.47: 575.29 US 70 / US 84 at the Texas state line: US 84 at the Colorado state line 1936: current US 85 — — US 85 at the Texas state line: US 85 at the Colorado state line 1926 — Replaced by I-10 and I-25; New Mexico portion still recognized by AASHTO: US 87: 99.85: 160.69 US 87 at the Texas state line
