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Taos Pueblo, New Mexico is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Northern Tiwa speaking Native American tribe. As one of the most popular USA cultural sites, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico is approximately 1, 000 years old and lies about 1 mile north of the modern city of Taos in New Mexico, USA.
The Red Willow Creek or Rio Pueblo is a small stream which flows through the middle of the pueblo from its source in the Sangre de Cristo Range. A reservation of 95,000 acres of land is attached to the pueblo, and approximately 1,900 people live in this area. The Taos community is regarded as one of the most secretive and conservative pueblos.
Taos Pueblo’s most prominent architectural feature is a multi-storied residential complex of reddish-brown, divided into 2 parts by the Rio Pueblo. Taos Pueblo, New Mexico is said to be designed between 1000 and 1450 AD. Later the site was designated a National Historic Landmark on October 9, 1960, and in 1992 proclaimed a World Heritage Site. Most archeologists believe that the Taos Indians along with other Pueblo Indians got settled along the Rio Grande migrated from the region of Four Corners. The history of Taos Pueblo feature the plotting of the Pueblo Revolt in the year 1680, a siege by the US forces in 1847, and the return by President Nixon in 1970.
The Blue Lake, which the people of the Pueblo traditionally consider sacred, was included in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The acquisition of the sacred Blue Lake is regarded as the most important event in the history of the growth and development of Taos Pueblo.