Pueblo settlements

In continuous use for human settlement, the Pueblo settlements date from around 1400, and have survived in their original layout. More than 100 people still live here like their ancestors 1,000 years ago. There are two large buildings at the entrance, both with rooms piled on top of each other, forming structures that echo the shape of Taos Mountain. Residents live here without electricity or running water. The main buildings' distinctive flowing lines of shaped mud, with a straw-and-mud exterior plaster, are typical of Pueblo architecture. It's architecture that blends in with the surrounding land. Bright blue doors are the same shade as the sky that frames the brown buildings.