Northern New Mexico

Chimayó & the High Road

Weavers, the Santuario, and villages that predate the United States.

To the Plaza35–45 minutes

The place

The High Road to Taos climbs from Chimayó through Truchas, Las Trampas, and Peñasco, a chain of Spanish colonial villages below the Truchas Peaks. Chimayó is known for its weavers, its red chile, and the Santuario that draws pilgrims every Holy Week. Buyers come here for land, history, and views that stop conversation.

What to love

The Santuario de Chimayó and the Holy Week pilgrimage
Eight generations of Chimayó weaving
Truchas Peaks views from 8,000 feet
Land and old adobes at a fraction of city prices

Character: Deeply rooted and rural. Families have farmed these valleys since the 1700s. Artists and second-home owners have joined them, drawn by the light and the quiet.
Architecture: Historic adobe farmhouses and chapels, Northern New Mexico pitched-roof houses, and a few contemporary homes built for the view.
What you’ll find: Adobes on irrigated land, mountain acreage, and view homes near Truchas.
Lifestyle: Slow. Rancho de Chimayó for dinner, the weaving shops, and the mountains out the back door. Taos is an hour on; Santa Fe forty minutes back.
Getting around: North-east of Santa Fe via Highway 285 and the High Road (NM 76 and 75). Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Taos counties.
Who it suits: Buyers who want history, land, and a slower pace, and are comfortable being forty minutes from a grocery store.