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2017 Map of Los Cordovas

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Los Cordovas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Rio Grande carves a deep, winding course through the Cañon del Rio Grande in this 2017 study of the Taos County landscape. This stretch of the river is defined by a series of distinct whitewater features, including Ski Jump Rapid, High Bridge Rapid, and Power Line Falls Rapid. The rugged chasm contrasts sharply with the high mesa to the east, where the Taos Regional Airport and the settlement of Los Cordovas sit.

Evidence of traditional land use and water management is visible near the confluence of the Rio Pueblo de Taos and the Rio Grande del Rancho, particularly in the winding course of the Acequia de Manuel Andres Trujillo. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Peñas Negras Cem situated north of Blackstone, while the numerous named tracts and roads like Toda Vista Rd and Ranchitos Rd illustrate the modern parceling of these ancestral New Mexican lands.