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HistoryIn 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.
LocationTsankawi 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 linksNational Park Info
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