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The northern rio grande national heritage area honors rio arriba county
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage Area in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The national heritage area includes a section of the upper Rio Grande Valley that has been inhabited by the Puebloan peoples since the early Pre-Columbian era.
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- The northern rio grande national heritage area honors rio arriba county
- Pueblos
- Spanish colonial sites
- Natural areas
- State parks
- Scenic drives and byways
- References
Three counties, Santa Fe, Taos, and Rio Arriba are included in the designated National Heritage Area. The Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area was authorized in 2006 by Public Law 109-338.
Pueblos
Eight pueblos are included in the National Heritage Area:
The Jicarilla Apache reservation is also within in the heritage area.
Spanish colonial sites
The heritage area also commemorates the influence of Hispanic colonists from the Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial México), who arrived in the late 1590s and onwards.
Spanish colonial sites in the National Heritage Area include:
Natural areas
Natural areas protected at the federal level within the National Heritage Area include portions of:
State parks
New Mexico state parks within the heritage area include:
Scenic drives and byways
Scenic drives and byways with sections through parts of the heritage area include: