Jemez Pueblo |
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Jemez Pueblo
New Year's Day - Matachine Dances Jemez's main village, Walatowa, is open to visitors only during feast days. The Pueblo of Jemez is the only remaining village of the Towa-speaking pueblos in New Mexico. It is surrounded by colorful red sandstone mesas and serves as the gateway to the Cañon de San Diego and the Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway. The pueblo itself is located 27 miles northwest of Bernalillo on U.S. 550 and N.M. 4. P.O. Box 100 |
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The Jemez Mountain Trail was declared a National Scenic and Historic Byway in 1998 in recognition of its fantastic natural and cultural resources. | |||||||||