exPerience southwest culture
Traditional cultural sights mingle with natural landscapes to
nullom nullw nullxiconull ancient native communities to nullanish
create a rich tapestry of local color from the San Francisco de Asís
explorers and nullw nulle spiritualists, the landscapes, cuisine,
Mission Church (above) and White Sands nulltional Monument
(right) to handnullrafted woven goodsnullnullwelry and pottery
art and architecture of nullw nullxico speanullvolumes about the
cultural treasures of the nulluthwest. Taucnullensures an innullepth
loonullat the people and places that reflect the true essence of
this land of enchantment.
oldest public building, the Palace of the Governors, the seat
n
of regional government for 300 years and today a history
AturAl wonders
museum. Dinner is on your own tonight. Meals BL
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Taucnulltanulls you inside nullrlsbad
6. Ancient Pueblo de tAos
nullverns, one of the worldnull largest
Venture outside of the city to explore Taosnulldesert and
cave systems with some null0 nullown
mountain landscapesnullthey have long attracted artists seenullng
caves, on a guided visit and at a
inspiration. nullop at muchnullhotographed nullnchos de Taos to
private lecture.
see the nullthnullentury nulln nullancisco de nullnull nullssion nullurch,
en route to legendary Pueblo de Taos, the only living
White Sands National Monument
nulltive nullerican community designated both a nullnullnull
Tanull an optional excursion into
nullrld nullritage nullte and a nulltional nullstoric nullndmarnull
the nullw nullxico desert to the
nulloryteller nullberta nullyer shares the legends of the region
worldnull largest gypsum dune field
before a walnullto the pueblos over the dramatic nullo Grande
where wavenullinull dunes of white
Gorge nullidge, where spectacular views provide an awesome
sand have engulfed nullnullsnullare miles of desert and created an
bacnullrop for her fascinating stories. View multinulltoried
evolutionary change for indigenous flora and fauna.
adobe nullpartmentsnullthat have been continuously inhabited
for over null000 yearsnullits current residents still live in the way
Artistic treAts
their ancestors did nullwithout electricity or running water.
El Paso Museum of Art; Georgia O’Keeffe Museum nullturn to nullnta null for an evening at leisure with an included
Taucnulltreats you to a private cocnullail party, dinner and exclusive nullla carte dinner at the nulld nulluse nullstaurant. Meals BD
docentnulled tour of the null Paso nullseum of nullt, and offers you
smallnullroup visits to the Georgia nullnulleffe nullseum or nullsearch
7. sAntA Fe / Albuquerque
nullnter in nullnta null to see the iconic images of the southwest.
nullnully a private morning visit to the Georgia nullnulleffe
nullseum to view paintings, drawings, and sculpture by the
Ancient communities
celebrated artist who called nullnta null home. The museumnull
Pueblo de nullos collection includes close to 3,000 wornull, including nullnullnull
nullways a highlight for Taucnullguests,
paintings, drawings, and sculptures by nullnulleffe. nullbnullcts
your included visit to Pueblo de Taos
range from her trademarnullflowers and bleached desert snulllls
reveals an innullepth loonullat life in this
to nudes, landscapes, cityscapes, still lifes, and abstractions,
null000 year old community, where some
dating from null0nullto nullnull. nulln departures during periods
null0 residents still live much as their
when the museum is closed, younulll visit the Georgia
ancestors did.
nullnulleffe nullsearch nullnter, displaying many of her personal
effects.nullnullturn to nullbunullernulle this afternoon, stopping for
a guided tour of the nulldian Pueblo nullltural nullnter. The
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