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History of Albuquerque

The history of Albuquerque, New Mexico dates back up

to 12,000 years, beginning with the presence of Paleo-

Indian hunter-gatherers in the region. Gradually, these

nomadic people adopted a more settled, agricultural

lifestyle and began to build multi-story stone or adobe

dwellings now known as pueblos by 750 CE. The Albuquerque

area was settled the Tiwa people beginning

around 1250. By the 1500s, there were around 20 Tiwa

pueblos along a 60-mile (97 km) stretch of the middle

Rio Grande valley. The region was visited by Spanish

conquistadores beginning with the expedition of Francisco

Vázquez de Coronado in 1540–41, and began to

be settled by Spanish colonists after the expedition of

Juan de Oñate in 1598. By 1680, 17 Spanish estancias

were reported along the Camino Real in the Albuquerque

area.

The settlers were driven out by the Pueblo Revolt in

1680. When they returned in 1692, they were able to

re-settle the abandoned estancias. In 1706, the recently

appointed governor of New Mexico, Francisco Cuervo

y Valdés, officially designated the community as a royally

chartered town and named it Alburquerque. The

settlement remained small and dispersed throughout

the 1700s, eventually coalescing into a series of plazas

of which the largest was today’s Old Town. Possession

of the town, along with the rest of New Mexico, passed

to Mexico in 1821 and then to the United States in 1846.

These developments brought increased commerce and

Albuquerque prospered as a trading hub and U.S. Army

post.

In 1880 the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway

reached Albuquerque, but the establishment of the depot

some distance from the plaza led to the creation of a

rival “New Town” that quickly outstripped the older community.

New Town was dominated by recently arrived

Anglo-Americans and European immigrants who modeled

its buildings and institutions on those they remembered

back home. Albuquerque soon resembled a typical

small American city, and was incorporated in 1891.

The city grew rapidly in the early 20th century, spurred

in part by the tuberculosis treatment industry, and then

even faster after World War II when it became a major

scientific and military hub. Since the 1940s, the city has

seen major urban sprawl with a focus on decentralized,

auto-oriented development. As the city has continued to

grow, officials have tried to encourage denser development,

revitalization of the Downtown area, and improved

transportation.

Archaeological sites in the Albuquerque area show

evidence of Paleo-Indian cultures dating back up to

12,000 years, including Folsom points and mastodon

remains found at Sandia Cave. Gradually, the nomadic

hunter-gatherers who roamed the area began to adopt

a more settled, agrarian lifestyle, coinciding with the introduction

of cultivated maize from Mexico during the

Early Basketmaker II Era (1500 BCE–50 CE). By 750

CE, these Ancestral Puebloan people had begun to

build multi-story stone or adobe dwellings now known

as pueblos.

The middle Rio Grande valley was settled by Puebloans,

specifically the Tiwa people, beginning around 1250. By

the 1500s, there were around 20 Tiwa pueblos along a

60-mile (97 km) stretch of river from present-day Algo-

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of Belen. Of these, 12–13 were densely

clustered near present-day Bernalillo and

the remainder were spread out to the south.

The Pueblo people left thousands of petroglyphs

carved into the basalt cliffs west of

the city, now preserved as Petroglyph National

Monument.

The Navajo, Apache and Comanche peoples

are also likely to have visited the Albuquerque

area, as there is evidence of trade

and cultural exchange between the different

Native American groups going back

centuries before European conquest.

European exploration of New Mexico began

with the expedition of Francisco Vázquez

de Coronado in 1540–41. A small party led

by Hernando de Alvarado reached the central

Rio Grande valley in September 1540,

followed later by Coronado himself. The explorers

called the area Tiguex Province after

its Tiwa inhabitants. Alvarado described

the province as a “broad valley planted with

fields of maize and dotted with cottonwood

groves. There are twelve pueblos, whose

houses are built of mud and are two stories

high.” The Spanish were welcomed at first,

but relations became more hostile after

Coronado’s men commandeered one of the

Tiwa pueblos for their winter quarters, forcing

the inhabitants out without any supplies.

The conflict culminated in the Tiguex War,

in which Coronado attacked and burned

several of the Tiwa pueblos. The surviving

inhabitants were forced to flee and only returned

to their pueblos after Coronado had

left in 1542.

The first colonizing expedition into New

Mexico was led by Juan de Oñate in 1598,

after which settlers began to trickle into the

middle Rio Grande valley along the Camino

Real. In the vicinity of modern-day Albuquerque,

missions were established at Isleta

Pueblo in 1613 and Sandia Pueblo in

1617. In 1630 the Tiwa province was reported

as having a population of 7,000 living in

15–16 pueblos. Subsequently, the number

of Native Americans dropped drastically

due to famine, Apache raiding, and a severe

smallpox epidemic in 1636–1641. By

the 1640s the Tiwa population was concentrated

into four major pueblos: Isleta, Sandia,

Puaray, and Alameda. The population

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loss of the pueblos opened new territory to Spanish

settlers, who established scattered estancias along

the Rio Grande. By 1680, 17 estancias were reported

in the Albuquerque area.

While the Native Americans had reluctantly accepted

the Spanish presence at first, they grew

increasingly resentful after decades of poor treatment.

The Spanish demanded tribute from each

Pueblo household in the form of corn and blankets

or hides, often seizing the goods by force, and

Native laborers were conscripted into all manner

of projects, often on an extralegal, unpaid basis.

Furthermore, the Franciscan missionaries outlawed

the native religion and burned sacred artifacts. After

years of famine, mistreatment, and unchecked

Apache raiding, the Native Americans rose up in a

coordinated attack, the Pueblo Revolt, in 1680. The

revolt succeeded in driving the Spanish out of New

Mexico for the next 12 years.

Founding of Alburquerque

The Spanish returned in 1692 and were able to

recapture the territory without much resistance.

Returning settlers established communities at Bernalillo

and Atrisco in the late 1690s. In 1705, Francisco

Cuervo y Valdés arrived in Santa Fe as the

newly appointed governor of New Mexico. Eager to

prove himself, Cuervo decided to establish a villa,

or royally chartered town, in the Rio Abajo region.

This would be only the fourth New Mexican town

to hold the prestigious title, after Santa Fe, El Paso

(now in Texas), and Santa Cruz de la Cañada.

Cuervo chose a good site on the Camino Real,

near a ford of the river, and stationed a detachment

of soldiers there in order to encourage settlers to

move in. On April 23, 1706, he drafted a formal

document declaring that he had founded La Villa

de San Francisco Xavier de Alburquerque. The

town was named after Cuervo’s superior, Viceroy of

New Spain Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th

Duke of Alburquerque, with whom Cuervo clearly

hoped to curry favor. In order to also honor the recently

crowned King Philip V, colonial authorities

had the name changed to San Felipe de Neri de Alburquerque.

(The first “r” in Alburquerque was later

dropped by early English-speaking visitors and this

misspelling has persisted.)

The Spanish Laws of the Indies dictated that a villa

should be a compact settlement organized around

a plaza, with a minimum of 30 families. In his report,

Cuervo asserted that the new villa had 35 families

with 252 residents and that the plaza and streets

had been laid out, houses built, and the church was

finished, thereby meeting the requirements. However,

it later emerged that many of these claims

were exaggerated. According to depositions recorded

during an official inquiry in 1712, there had

only been 19 founding families, which together with

the ten soldiers and their families numbered 129

citizens in total. Furthermore, rather than building

a new town, the settlers had just re-inhabited old

haciendas abandoned during the revolt. These

houses were spread out over a distance of 2.5

miles (4.0 km) unlike the compact town Cuervo had

described. Despite these findings, the villa’s charter

was never revoked.

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Old Town Albuquerque

Old Town is the historic original town

site of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for

the provincial kingdom of Santa Fe de

Nuevo México, established in 1706 by

New Mexico governor Francisco Cuervo

y Valdés. It is listed on the New Mexico

State Register of Cultural Properties as

the Old Albuquerque Historic District,

and is protected by a special historic

zoning designation by the city. The

present-day district contains about ten

blocks of historic adobe buildings surrounding

Old Town Plaza. On the plaza’s

north side stands San Felipe de Neri

Church, a Spanish colonial church constructed

in 1793.

Old Town is a popular tourist destination

with a large number of restaurants,

shops, and galleries, and is also home to

the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History.

The New Mexico Museum of Natural

History and Science and the Explora science

center are located a short distance

to the northeast. Old Town is known for

its luminaria displays during the holiday

season, particularly on Christmas Eve.

Old Town occupies an area of about 0.8

square miles (2.1 km2), roughly bounded

by Rio Grande Boulevard, Mountain

Road, 19th Street, and Central Avenue.

At the center is Old Town Plaza, surrounded

by approximately ten blocks of

one- and two-story buildings. The central

plaza layout was favored by Spanish

colonial authorities and is found in

many other cities and towns throughout

New Mexico, including Santa Fe, Taos,

Las Vegas, and Mesilla. The area around

Old Town was originally farmland, but it

has been covered over by 20th century

urban development.

The Spanish villa of Alburquerque was

founded in 1706 by Francisco Cuervo

y Valdés, who was the governor of New

Mexico at the time. Cuervo reported that

the new settlement was home to 252 residents

and had been laid out with streets,

a plaza, and a church in accordance

with the town planning regulations set

forth in the Laws of the Indies. Cuervo’s

account had been exaggerated in order

to offer a centralized Villa to better serve

the already existent Hispano and Pueblo

communities. Those communities included

Barelas, Corrales, Isleta Pueblo,

Los Ranchos, Sandia Pueblo, and others

along the Rio Grande rather than a centralized

settlement. After a formal investigation,

the villa was allowed to keep its

title, especially as it was established to

serve those communities as an outpost

on Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.

Like other Spanish colonial settlements,

Albuquerque consisted of a central

plaza surrounded by houses, government

offices, and a church. For much of

the 18th century, the homes around the

plaza were inhabited only on Sundays as

the residents spent the rest of the week

on their farms. It was not until the late

1700s that a permanent population was

established at the plaza. Possession of

Albuquerque, along with the rest of New

Mexico, passed to Mexico in 1821 following

the Mexican War of Independence.

Albuquerque Museum

of Art and History

Albuquerque Museum, formerly known

as The Albuquerque Museum of Art and

History, is located in Albuquerque, New

Mexico in Old Town Albuquerque. The Albuquerque

Museum is dedicated to preserving

the art of the American Southwest

and the history of Albuquerque and the

Middle Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico.

The museum also contributes significantly

to the cultural and educational

programs in the city of Albuquerque. The

museum features art of the Southwest

and its global influences, as well as 400

years of Albuquerque history with permanent

installations and special exhibitions

of national and international origin.

The museum was first opened as the Museum

of Albuquerque in 1967 and located

in the Albuquerque International Sunport.

The collection outgrew the available

space in the terminal, and the current location

was built in 1979. The building was

designed by Antoine Predock and was

significantly expanded in 2005.

The museum’s permanent exhibits are

dedicated to art in New Mexico, and

the history of Albuquerque include early

maps, conquistador armor, weavings,

and other artifacts of colonial life in New

Mexico. The museum also hosts changing

exhibits, a massive photo archive,

art galleries, and maintains an outdoor

sculpture garden on the grounds.


KiMo Theater

The KiMo Theatre is a theatre and historic

landmark located in Albuquerque, New

Mexico on the northeast corner of Central

Avenue and Fifth Street. It was built in 1927

in the extravagant Art Deco-Pueblo Revival

Style architecture, which is a blend of adobe

building styles (rounded corners and edges),

decorative motifs from indigenous cultures,

and the soaring lines and linear repetition

found in American Art Deco architecture.

The KiMo was conceived by Italian-American

entrepreneur Oreste Bachechi (c.

1860–1928) and his wife, Maria Franceschi

Bachechi (c. 1865–1959). It was Mrs. Bachechi’s

desire to give a tribute to the Native

Americans who had embraced the Bachechi

family as part of their own. After much travel

and meetings with various architects in both

NM and California, the design was accepted

from Carl Boller of the Boller Brothers architecture

firm, who conducted an extensive

investigation into the cultures and building

styles of the Southwest before submitting his

design. The theater is a three-story stucco

building with the stepped massing characteristic

of native pueblo architecture, as well

as the recessed spandrels and strong vertical

thrust of Art Deco skyscrapers. Both the

exterior and interior of the building incorporate

a variety of indigenous motifs, like the

row of terra cotta shields above the thirdfloor

windows.

In June 1927, the Albuquerque Journal sponsored

a competition to choose a name for the

new theater, with a $50 prize for the winner.

The rules stipulated that the name “must be

in keeping with this truly American Theatre,

whose architecture is a combination of Aztec,

Navajo and Pueblo. It must be an Indian

name. The name must not have more than

six letters.” Over 500 entries were received

from around the state. Pablo Abeita, the former

governor of Isleta Pueblo, was chosen

as the winner for his suggestion of “Kimo”,

meaning “mountain lion” (sometimes loosely

translated as “king of the beasts”). The second-place

entry was “Eloma”.

The theater opened on September 19, 1927,

with a program including Native American

dancers and singers, a performance on the

newly installed $18,000 Wurlitzer theater organ,

and the comedy film Painting the Town.

Dignitaries at the event included Senator

Sam G. Bratton, former governor Arthur T.

Hannett, and Chairman of the City Commission

Clyde Tingley, while Hollywood stars

including Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks

sent congratulatory telegrams. Cecil

B. DeMille wrote, “The erection of such a

theater is definite proof of the great progress

being made by this industry of ours.”

In 1935, the Bachechi family merged their

theater interests with those of Joseph Barnett,

including the Sunshine Theater, which

put most of Albuquerque’s theaters under

the same ownership. By 1952, the chain,

Albuquerque Exhibitors, controlled 10 local

theaters and had 170 employees. The

company leased its theaters in 1956 to the

Texas-based Frontier Theaters chain, which

was taken over by Commonwealth Theaters

in 1967. Commonwealth closed the theater

in 1970, after which it was leased for a few

years by Albuquerque Music Theater and

then started showing adult films.

By 1977, the theater had fallen into disrepair

due to a fire. The City of Albuquerque offered

to purchase the building at a fraction of its

value or condemn it and then demolish it.

The family decided that it was best to preserve

the theater for future generations and

sold the theater to the City of Albuquerque. It

has undergone several phases of continuing

restoration to return it to its former glory and

is once again open to the public for performances.

The most recent preservation was

completed in 2000 with the installation of

new seating and carpet, main stage curtain,

new tech booth, lighting positions hid between

and behind “vigas” on the ceiling, and

a re-creation of the KiMo’s original proscenium

arch. The auditorium seating capacity

was 650 at completion of the restoration.

In 2011, the city commissioned a replica of

the theater’s original neon sign, which was installed

around 1929 and removed sometime

in the 1950s. The completed sign, which is

24 feet (7.3 m) tall by 5 feet (1.5 m) wide and

cost $16,000, was installed in June 2011.

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Sandia Peak Tramway

The Sandia Peak Tramway is an

aerial tramway located adjacent

to Albuquerque, New Mexico. It

stretches from the northeast edge

of the city to the crestline of the

Sandia Mountains and has the

world’s third longest single span.

It is the longest aerial tram in the

Americas.

The Sandia Peak Ski Company

was cofounded by Ben Abruzzo

and Robert Nordhaus (father of

Nobel-prize-winning economist

William Nordhaus), and Nordhaus

was inspired to build a tram to the

ski slope after seeing other trams

during a trip to Europe. Bell Engineering

of Lucerne, Switzerland,

constructed the tramway. Entering

service on May 7, 1966, the tram

makes 10,500 trips per year. The

tram is a type known as a “double

reversible jigback aerial tramway,”

where “jigback” implies that when

one tram car is ascending, the other

is descending. Its two cars are

capable of carrying 50 passengers

each and have numerous safety

and backup systems, such as multiple

emergency braking systems

and a grounding system that ensures

the safety of passengers in

the event of a lightning strike. New

tram cars were installed in 1986,

and new track cables in 2009. New

tram cars were again installed in

May 2016.

The tramway ascends the steep

western side of the highest portion

of the Sandia Mountains, from a

base elevation of 6,559 feet (1,999

m) to a top elevation of 10,378 feet

(3,163 m). A trip up the mountain

takes fifteen minutes to ascend

3,819 ft (1,164 m), and the normal

operating speed of the tram

is 12 miles per hour (19 km/h).

Approximately four “flights” leave

every hour from the base and top

departure stations. The view from

the tram includes all of Albuquerque

and roughly 11,000 square

miles (28,000 square kilometers) of

the New Mexico countryside. The

tramway has only two support towers.

The first tower, which is 232

feet (70.7 m) tall, is situated at an

elevation of 7,010 feet (2,137 m)

above sea level and built as an

inclined tower with an inclination

angle of 18 degrees. The second,

just 80 feet (24.4 m) tall, is situated

at the end of a major spur of the

mountains at an elevation of 8,750

ft (2,667 m) and was built by helicopter

aid.

The longest span is between the

second tower and the top terminal.

This span is the third longest clear

tramway span in the world, at a

length of 7,720 feet (2,353 m). Midspan,

the cables are 900 ft (274 m)

above the mountainside. This span

passes over Domingo Baca Canyon,

part of which is referred to as

TWA Canyon. This is the site of the

crash of TWA Flight 260 on February

19, 1955, in which the lives of

all 16 passengers and crew were

lost. While much of the wreckage

was removed during construction

of the tramway, some still remains

on the canyon floor and may be

visible to riders of the tram.

At the top of Sandia Peak there are

many year-round recreational options.

The restaurant, 10|3, is directly

adjacent to the top tram terminal

and offers scenic views to the west.

Many Forest Service trails offer recreational

hiking, backpacking and

nature hikes to visitors. Additionally,

the tram terminal is located

at the top of Sandia Peak Ski Area

which is on the opposite side of the

mountain from the tramway and

the city. Skiing is available in the

wintertime, and during the summer

over 26 miles (42 km) of mountain

biking trails are available. Bikes

cannot be brought on tram cars.

There is no public transportation in

this area of Albuquerque; the tram

is accessible only by car, bicycle,

or foot.

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Indian Pueblo

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The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center,

located in Albuquerque, is owned

and operated by the 19 Indian Pueblos

of New Mexico and dedicated to

the preservation and perpetuation of

Pueblo Indian Culture, History and

Art. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

is a non-profit that opened in August,

1976, to showcase the history and accomplishments

of the Pueblo people,

from Pre-Columbian to current time.

The center includes a 10,000 sq ft

(1,000 m2) museum of the authentic

history and artifacts of traditional Pueblo

cultures and their contemporary art.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of

the center, an exhibit titled “We are of

This Place: The Pueblo Story” opened

on April 2, 2016. The permanent exhibit

highlights the creativity and adaptation

which made possible the survival,

diversity and achievements of each

of the 19 Pueblos. The center also includes

a small, changing exhibit that

highlights the work of living traditional

and contemporary artists. Traditional

Indian dances and artist demonstrations

are open to the public on Saturday

and Sunday. More than 200,000

people visit the center each year.

Anderson Abruzzo

Albuquerque

International

Balloon Museum

The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque

International Balloon Museum is a museum

dedicated to the worldwide history,

science, and art of all types of

ballooning and lighter-than-air flight. It

is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico,

USA, and is situated just outside

the grounds used for the Albuquerque

International Balloon Fiesta, the

world’s largest yearly balloon fiesta,

and is named for Ben Abruzzo and

Maxie Anderson, two Albuquerque natives

who established several ballooning

firsts, such as crossing oceans and

continents.

Opened on October 1, 2005, it is

owned by the city of Albuquerque and

is a collaborative project of the Anderson-Abruzzo

International Balloon Museum

Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt

not-for-profit corporation, and the

City of Albuquerque’s Cultural Services

Division. It is a 59,000-square-foot

(5,500 m2) facility with class rooms,

conference rooms, and many exhibits

on the history of ballooning, including

items from famous balloonists such

as Ed Yost, Joseph Kittinger, and Ben

Abruzzo.

Museum exhibits include artifacts and

materials related to the history of ballooning

and the science behind ballooning.

Modern multimedia systems

such as a balloon flight simulator provide

both education and entertainment.

The recently opened movie theater

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La Luz Trail

The La Luz Trail (Trail 137) is a popular hiking trail located

on the west face of the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque,

New Mexico. The trail begins at the La Luz

Trailhead and proceeds approximately eight miles to either

Sandia Crest or the Sandia Peak Tramway. The hike

is strenuous, with 3,775 ft (1,151 m) of elevation gain

and a grade of 12%. The trail allows hikers to view the

flora and fauna of four climatic zones and the granite

cliffs and spires native to the west face of the Sandia

Mountains. It also offers excellent views of Albuquerque,

the cinder cones of the Albuquerque Volcanoes,

and Mount Taylor. The La Luz Trail is also home to the

La Luz Trail Run.

The La Luz Trail is located in the northwestern part of

the Sandia range. It can be accessed from Sandia Crest,

the Sandia Peak Tramway, or the La Luz Trailhead. The La

Luz Trailhead is accessed by taking the Forest Road 333

turnoff from Tramway Road (NM 556).

The trail originates at the La Luz Trailhead, which has an

elevation of 7,050 ft (2,150 m). The lower reaches of the

trail are a wide dirt path that climbs at a moderate slope.

This part of the trail passes through the Upper Sonoran

Zone, where juniper and piñon trees, prickly pear cactus,

and cholla cactus are found. About a mile from the

trailhead is the junction of La Luz Trail and the Tramway

trail. The Tramway trail connects to the lower tram terminal,

and allows hikers to use the tram to return to their

vehicles instead of hiking the 15-mile (24 km) round

trip. As the trail climbs the mountain, the scrub forest

is replaced by the alpine forest of the Transition Zone,

with ponderosa pines, blue spruce trees, and assorted

wildflowers in the summer months. A scenic overlook

is found at around 8,900 ft (2,700 m) and a distance of

about 4.35 miles (7.00 km). Just past this overlook is a

sign that warns hikers that the trail beyond is snowy and

impassable in the winter months. The trail becomes narrower

and more rocky after the overlook. The trail travels

through a steep, rocky draw with the many quaking aspen

and pines of the Canadian Zone. Hikers traverse 19

switchbacks in this area as they near the top of the trail.

Approximately 6.7 miles (10.8 km) from the trailhead,

the La Luz trail forks. The right (south) fork leads to the

Sandia Peak Tramway and a final elevation of 10,378 ft

(3,163 m). The left (north) fork is the Crest Spur Trail (Trail

84) and travels approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) up a

very steep slope to Sandia Crest and a final elevation of

10,678 ft (3,255 m).

The La Luz trail is a strenuous day hike, especially if hikers

are attempting to hike up and down the trail. Often,

hikers will turn around at a set point on the trail or use

the tram to only hike one way on the trail. It is recommended

that all hikers be in the appropriate physical

condition for their desired trip length, and to take the

necessary equipment including severe weather clothing.

The La Luz trail is well-worn due to the large number

of hikers it receives. However, it is possible to lose the

trail, as there have been some relocations of switchbacks.

In the winter months, the area above the 5-mile

(8.0 km) sign is very snowy, and requires snowshoes

and trekking poles for passage. The trail is subject to

closure due to extreme fire danger in the hot summer

months. The Sandia Ranger District provides a website

that has a page of current trail conditions such as ice

and snow.


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The Rio Grande Nature Center

State Park

is a New Mexico State Park located adjacent to the Rio Grande in

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. The Rio Grande Nature Center

is a 38-acre urban wildlife preserve established in 1982. About

two thirds of the grounds of the Park are set aside as habitat for

wildlife. The remaining acreage contains a visitors center, two

gardens, several wildlife viewing areas, an education building

and a building housing the non-profit Wildlife Rescue, Inc. There

are four constructed ponds which provide habitat for birds and

other wildlife and which mimic wetland features of the historical

flood plain of the Rio Grande.

Visitors to the Rio Grande Nature Center may watch wildlife

from viewing blinds overlooking two of the ponds as well as

from feeding stations in the gardens and along the trails through

the grounds of the Park. Visitors also use the Park as a stepping

off point for visiting the Rio Grande and surrounding riparian

forest, or bosque, as it’s locally known. A round-trip walk to the

river and back on either of the loop trails associated with the Rio

Grande Nature Center is about one-half mile from the parking

lot. Visitors may also walk through the bosque north and south

from the Park along most of its 20-mile length.

Regular programming at the park includes: guided bird and nature

walks, lectures, workshops, kids classes and three annual

festivals. Thousands of students from around New Mexico visit

the Park on field trips each year. Visitors from all over the world

seek out the Park each year as both a birding hotspot and to

experience the unique visitors center, designed by architect,

Antoine Predock. The visitor center:

“...acts as a unobtrusive ‘blind’ affording visitors discrete panoramic

views of the wildfowl areas. Seen from the main approach,

the berms and bunker-like perimeter structure of roughformed

concrete blend into the wooded environment.

There is an element of ‘river-edge vernacular’ to the building; an

8-foot diameter, corrugated drainage culvert forms and frames

the tunnel entry into the center. Upon entering, visitors become

aware of the salient feature of both the preserve and the building:

vertical, 8-foot-high, water-filled tubes encircle a sunken,

ramped exhibit and viewing area. Light shimmers through

these tubes from skylights to create an underwater effect. The

ramp descends physically and symbolically to allow views of

the vast forage areas, the marshlands and a reverse-periscope

underwater image of the pond. At each stage along the ramp,

interpretive displays augment the views; similarly, the exhibits

complement interpretive trails which lace the refuge.”

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