Taos Pueblo, America's Oldest City
Taos Pueblo is an ancient city in New Mexico. The Tiwa-speaking Taos people settled the valley around 900 CE. The settlement sits on both sides of Red Willow Creek.
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Taos Pueblo is an ancient city in New Mexico. The Tiwa-speaking Taos people settled the valley around 900 CE.
The settlement sits on both sides of Red Willow Creek. Its headwaters flow down from Blue Lake in the mountains.
Adobe homes rise 5 or 6 stories high.
Originally, buildings had no standard doorways. Wooden ladders doubled as front doors.
Each home has two rooms for living, cooking, and storage. There are no passageways connecting the houses together.
A cacique leads the government with spiritual and political duties.
Taos Pueblo is a world heritage site.
Tourism supports the economy today. In 2012, about 4,500 people lived in the oldest continuously inhabited United States city.
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