People who have been to Taos agree — the place feels deep. Deeply rooted. Deeply connected to the earth and the sky and the wonders in between. That’s because people have been living here for thousands of years. Is it the landscape — or us — that grows these roots? Maybe it’s both.
Taos News loves to bring you these deeply rooted stories from the land each year in Tradiciones: Raices (Roots). Look for our Artes special sections next week and a salute to our Unsung Heroes the week after.
Vargas Tile Company began as a mom-and-pop cabinet shop in Taos. It’s been handed down to the next generation, along with some sage advice on how to do well by doing good.
According to Larry Martinez, Emily Mendez gets the incontrovertible truth about who lit the fire that burned down the old Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in 1961.
And in Arroyo Seco, La Paroquia de la Santisima Trinidad has seen its fair share of miraculous stories since erecting it in 1834.
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