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Tsankawi, New Mexico
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Tsankawi, New Mexico

 
Tsankawi, New Mexico

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Page By: Liba Kopeckova

Created/Edited: Nov 18, 2009 / Oct 12, 2010

Object ID: 574880

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History

In the 1400s, Tsankawi was home to the Ancestral Tewa Pueblo people. Today their descendants live in nearby San Ildenfosno Pueblo. The Ancestral Pueblo people build homes of volcanic rock and adobe (mud), cultivating fields in the open canyons below. Although the present day Pueblo people do not occupy Tsankawi, the site serves as an important role in their spiritual lives and provides both connections with traditions passed through generations.

Location

Tsankawi is located on the Pajarito Plateau, a place of canyons and mesas. The area receives minimal precipitation (about 15 inches per year) mostly in the from of snowfall and late-summer thunderstorms.
To reach this place drive west from Santa Fe, capital of New Mexico towards Los Alamos. There is a small parking place right at the lights where the road spits for Los Alamos and White Rock. It is about 30 min drive from Santa Fe.

External links

National Park Info
Wikipedia info
Info from science reviews
Southwest archeology

Images


along the edge

along the edge

Loop Trail

Loop Trail

more of the trail

more of the trail

Trail back...

Trail back...

more evening sun

more evening sun

Jemez in the background

Jemez in the background

Catching the last glimpse of sunset

Catching the last glimpse of sunset

Sunset

Sunset

Sunset over Jemez

Sunset over Jemez

and another cavate

and another cavate

zoom on Sangre de Cristos

zoom on Sangre de Cristos

Reaching the top of the mesa

Reaching the top of the mesa

amazing sunset

amazing sunset

Sangre de Cristo range

Sangre de Cristo range

Looking out...

Looking out...


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rebelgrizzTsankawi

rebelgrizz

Voted 10/10

Nice pics....Tsankawi is a very interesting place!!
Posted Mar 26, 2010 12:24 am

Liba KopeckovaRe: Tsankawi

Liba Kopeckova

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Thanks... I love that place. visited it many times...
Posted Mar 26, 2010 12:52 am

rebelgrizzRe: Tsankawi

rebelgrizz

Voted 10/10

We visited when we went to Bandelier....I would love to go back!
Posted Mar 26, 2010 1:03 am

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