Always popular. This Santa Fe New Mexico lodging includes a comfortable downstairs room which has a hand carved sunburst queen bed; maple floors; corner kiva fireplace; vigas; nichos; Taos-style chair; Indian drum; large walk-in closet; bath; table with chairs; cable color TV, DSL internet access and phone; and portal.

Background - Taos People

Taos Indians have lived in the Taos Valley of New Mexico for over 800 years. When the Spanish arrived in Taos Valley in 1540, they believed that they had found the fabled golden city of Cibola. The pueblos that the Taos live in are made of adobe. This is earth mixed with water and straw then formed into bricks and dried. The Taos have always been a religious people viewing thier spirituality as a way of establishing harmony with the universe. The Taos pueblo are proud and fiercly independent. They have for years inforced a policy that forbids marriage outside the Pueblo. This has served to maintain the bloodline of this people. Thier strong sense of community has also maintained thier sense of tribal identity. The people have a tradition of secrecy which has kept many of their sacred beliefs and customs from the outside world. Taos Pueblo today stands as the largest surviving multistoried Pueblo structure in the United States.