Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°30′58″N 105°34′08″W / 36.516°N 105.569°W
Arroyo Seco is an unincorporated community in Taos County near Taos, New Mexico, United States. Arroyo Seco's economy is based on tourism and services to residents of retirement and vacation homes.
Arroyo Seco has a post office, with the ZIP code 87514. The 87514 ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 1,310 at the 2000 census, with 996 housing units, a land area of 53.63 sq. miles, a water area of 0.05 sq. miles, and a population density of 24.43 people per sq. mile at Census 2000. Arroyo Secos's elevation is 7,634 feet.[1]
History
Arroyo Seco was settled in 1804, on a Spanish land grant made on October 7, 1745. The Church of the Most Holy Trinity was completed in 1834, and has recently been restored. [2]
Overlooking Arroyo Seco stands Lucero Peak, a 10,780 foot rock formation. Housed in the Peak is a cave that is sacred to the local Native American population of Taos Pueblo. The cave inspired D.H. Lawrence's short story "The Woman who Rode Away" after he visited it in May 1924 with Mabel Dodge Luhan, her husband Tony, and Lawrence's wife Frieda.
Events
Arroyo Seco's annual Fourth of July parade is locally popular.
References
- ↑ 87514 ZCTA data
- ↑ Arroyo Seco history, by Larry Torres, UNM Taos
External links
- Arroyo Seco village website
- Arroyo Seco profile at Sangres.com, with photo gallery
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