Abiquiu, New Mexico is a census-designated place in the northern New Mexico county of Rio Arriba. It was first settled in the 1730s, and established the community called Santa Rosa de Lima de Abiquiu in the 1740s. In 1744, twenty families settled in the community. Continual raids by Ute, Comanche, Navajo, and Apache Indians plagued the community along with the surrounding area. Abiquiu was the starting point of the Old Spanish Trail, the historic trade route which connected the northern New Mexico settlements of Santa Fe with those of Los Angeles, California. The 700 mile trail ran through the high mountains and deserts as well as deep canyons and is considered one of the most grueling trade routes in the history of the United States. The trail as first written about in John C. Fremont's report of his journey for the United States Topographical Corps in 1844. It was Fremont who named the route.
Regular Blogs
Abiquiu, New Mexico Travel Blog
Shares information about what goes on in Abiquiu in general as well as specifically. There are posts here about comets, meteor showers, and other heavenly sights and art galleries and other artistic venues and events. Also makes available detail about Ghost Ranch and Chamayo.
http://exploreabiquiu.blogspot.com/
This weblog is dedicated to Ghost Ranch and the surrounding area, including upcoming workshops about such things as backpacking and nature wandering as spiritual practices, concerts, and explorations of the landscapes of Georgia O'Keefe.
https://www.ghostranch.org
Pueblo de Abiquiu Library and Cultural Center
Aside from the usual blogs about new and exciting books, this blog has posts about book signings and readings, presentations about historical events, particularly local ones, and reading programs and contests.
https://abiquiulibrary.wordpress.com
