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Chimayó
About 30 minutes north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains is the tiny community of Chimayó.
Chimayó was founded near the end of the 17th century by Spanish settlers in a fertile valley nourished by the Santa Cruz River and protected by the surrounding foothills. The settler became experts in farming, stock raising and wool weaving. To protect themselves from the threats inherent in a frontier life they created the fortified plaza of San Buenaventura (now the Plaza del Cerró). It is the last surviving fortified plaza in the United States.
The descendants of those early settlers are still expert in many of the traditions. Chimayó is famous for high-quality weaving, red chile, horse and sheep raising, and fruit orchards. Chimayó is also famous for the traditional Hispanic and Tewa Indian arts including wood carving, retablos, bultos, tin working, the weaving of colchas, and pottery.
Chimayó Association of Businesses
CAB, PO Box 279
Chimayo, NM, 87522
1-505-351-2280
